Stunning and colourful
It has a very striking appearance. You can also use them as a lovely cut flower in a flower arrangement. Clip the flower when it is in the budding stage. The red and white poppy 'Danish Flag' (Papaver somniferum) looks brilliant in a flower garden. The decorative flower is easy to sown with its fine seeds. This makes it very suitable for allowing to spread naturally. Plant the flower seeds outdoors in late March to late May by scattering them broadly or planting them in rows. The flowers bloom from June to September. The plant grows to about 90 cm tall.
Space the poppy seeds 25 cm apart. Space the rows at a distance of 15 cm. Plant at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm. Poppies bloom best in full sun. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The flower seeds come in a bag containing approximately 0.75 grams. This is enough to sow 1 square metre.
Space the poppy seeds 25 cm apart. Space the rows at a distance of 15 cm. Plant at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm. Poppies bloom best in full sun. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The flower seeds come in a bag containing approximately 0.75 grams. This is enough to sow 1 square metre.
Poppy 'Danish Flag' red 1 m² - Flower seeds
Papaver somniferum 'Danish Flag'
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Specifications
Red,White
Not edible
Flowering June - August
Cut flower
Growing height 75 cm
1 year growth and flowering guarantee
Hardy plant
Deciduous
Location: Half shadow
Planting
Poppy seed requires no prior treatment. Seedlings do no transplant well as they have a very fragile root. Best is to sow very thinly!
How to Sow
Indoors, March.
In the garden, April-May - or in September!
Sow some seed every 3 weeks or so and you will have the flowers around for longer.
There are 3 ways to sow:
In the garden, April-May - or in September!
Sow some seed every 3 weeks or so and you will have the flowers around for longer.
There are 3 ways to sow:
- Indoors, it's easiest in a propagator for on the window-sill, or in the cold-frame. Fill pots with fine seeding compost and only one seed per pot. Cover with a max. 0.5 cm soil, press lightly down and sprinkle with water. Heat will do the rest. Plant out from mid-May. Stand in a cooler spot if they get too big before the weather is suitable for planting out - this will hold them back a bit.
- Sow in the garden, preferably in full sun, from end April through May, and in September. Loosen the soile with a fork to at least 30cm deep. Draw a straight furrow and label the row. Mix the seed with fine sand and sow very thinly along the row between thumb and forefinger. Cover with a max. of 0.5 cm, press carefully down and sprinkle with water. Extra rows at 20 cm apart.
- Sow thinly but widely directly where you want them to grow. Garden or pots. Cover with a max. of 0.5 cm, press carefully down and sprinkle with water. It is not really possible to transplant them but you can thin the seedlings out if they grow too close together.
Care
Water extra during dry periods, keep the bed weed-free and these poppies will thrive. Fairly undemanding, they do not like to stand in the wet. They will even do well in poor soil.
Flowering
These will flower June-August. If sown later in the year, they will flower in May.
Once in bloom, it is a good idea to remove overblown flowers to encourage reflowering. Leaving the seed pods on the plant also looks attractive. They will keep on developing the seed in the 'pod' and they look natural in dried flower arrangements too.
The poppies themselves also look lovely in a bouquet! When you can just see the colour of the petals, cut the stems with a sharp knife. Lovely in a summery bouquet!
Once in bloom, it is a good idea to remove overblown flowers to encourage reflowering. Leaving the seed pods on the plant also looks attractive. They will keep on developing the seed in the 'pod' and they look natural in dried flower arrangements too.
The poppies themselves also look lovely in a bouquet! When you can just see the colour of the petals, cut the stems with a sharp knife. Lovely in a summery bouquet!
Extra
Opium Poppies are annuals, frequently used to add its gorgeous colours to the garden! It is of course one of the Papaveraceae.
This Papaver somniferum 'Danish Flag' is very striking with its gorgeous coloured blooms in a bright red with the contrasting white centre.
The original variety is actually responsible for the production of opium in Afghanistan.
This Papaver somniferum 'Danish Flag' is very striking with its gorgeous coloured blooms in a bright red with the contrasting white centre.
The original variety is actually responsible for the production of opium in Afghanistan.
Description
Stunning and colourful
It has a very striking appearance. You can also use them as a lovely cut flower in a flower arrangement. Clip the flower when it is in the budding stage. The red and white poppy 'Danish Flag' (Papaver somniferum) looks brilliant in a flower garden. The decorative flower is easy to sown with its fine seeds. This makes it very suitable for allowing to spread naturally. Plant the flower seeds outdoors in late March to late May by scattering them broadly or planting them in rows. The flowers bloom from June to September. The plant grows to about 90 cm tall.
Space the poppy seeds 25 cm apart. Space the rows at a distance of 15 cm. Plant at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm. Poppies bloom best in full sun. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The flower seeds come in a bag containing approximately 0.75 grams. This is enough to sow 1 square metre.
Space the poppy seeds 25 cm apart. Space the rows at a distance of 15 cm. Plant at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm. Poppies bloom best in full sun. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The flower seeds come in a bag containing approximately 0.75 grams. This is enough to sow 1 square metre.
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