Papaver rhoeas 'Shirley Types' |
Native Region: Garden Origin
Zone Range: 05-08
Preferred Climate: Continental to temperate
Harvest Date: Sunday 04 September, 2011
Seed count: 75-100
Description:
This form of the Flanders poppy grows in a range of colours from bright to soft pinks, with white and the occasional bicolour appearing. A delight, and a favourite of the classic English country garden. This annual poppy grows to 36 inches high, with a 12 inch spread.
Notes:
The Shirley poppy was created from 1880 onwards by the Reverend William Wilks, vicar of the parish of Shirley in England. Wilks found in a corner of his garden where it adjoined arable fields, a variant of the field poppy that had a narrow white border around the petals. By careful selection and hybridization over many years he obtained a strain of poppies ranging in colour from white and pale lilac to pink and red, and unlike the wild poppies these had no dark blotches at the base of the petals.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed where it will grow in spring. Grow in deep, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
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