Oriental Poppy

Papaver orientale Karine

• Position: full sun
• Soil: moist, well-drained
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: May to July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  An elegant oriental poppy, which produces delicate pink flowers with deep purple centres in early summer above bristly, grey-green leaves. The silky tissue-paper petals of this oriental poppy are smaller and look crisper than many other varieties and because it is low-growing it can be planted in drifts towards the front of a sunny border. Vigorous and easy to grow, the pale papery flowers contrast especially well with purple foliage plants such as Heuchera. Try it alongside grasses or late summer-flowering perennials, such as dahlias, which will provide interest when the plant has died back.
  
  
• Garden care: Cut back to ground level after flowering. Lift and divide large clumps in autumn.

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