Shirley - Poppies
This old variety offers graceful, romantic double flowers in pink, lilac or white, sometimes with a black center and petals like crepe paper.
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in the ground
Sow in trays under light shelter. Transplant into pots when plants reach 3 or 4 cm. Plant out after the last frosts, 30 cm apart in all directions. You can also sow directly in situ, covering the seeds very lightly. Keep the soil moist. Then thin out to 30 cm in all directions. Staggered sowing will prolong flowering. Autumn sowing can be used for early spring flowering.
March, April, May, June, September, October, November
April, May, June, July, August, September
in the ground, in pot
sunny
low
limestone, sandy, gravel
drained, reheated
Papaver rhoeas
mid-season
200 seeds
Pink, Red, White
From 60 to 80 cm
cut
England
1880
This ancient mutated variety was discovered in Shirley, England in 1880 by William Wilks in a corner of his garden near a field of wild poppies.
William Wilks
Field Poppy has sedative properties for irritating coughs. It is used as an infusion, with one teaspoon of petals in a cup of water.
