Papaver orientale 'Perry's White'

oriental poppy

• Position: full sun
• Soil: moist, well-drained
• Rate of growth: fast-growing
• Flowering period: May to July
• Hardiness: fully hardy
  
  Crisp white flowers in early summer with a dark centre and downy, mid green leaves. The purple blotches on each delicate, crepey petal gradually fade to white. Although the flowers of all oriental poppies are ephemeral, they are easy to grow and each plant will produce several flowers. If cut back after flowering, they may even produce a second flush. Plant it in a sunny border, as part of a cottage-garden scheme, 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.