When to Cut For Bouquets: Cut when buds start to crack and show color. If slugs and snails damage seedlings, sprinkle the surrounding soil with pelletized iron phosphate, crushed eggshells, or diatomaceous earth. Soil pH: Slightly acidic to neutral-if soil is acidic, add some lime before planting.įertilizer: Mix in 2" inches of compost prior to planting.ĭiseases & Pests: Fungal diseases can be prevented by regularly spraying with organic fungicides and spacing at least 1' apart for good air circulation. Watering Details: These plants prefer evenly moist soil, but can tolerate drought. Add to vegetable plots, meadows, and borders, where their early flowering fills gaps in perennial bloom times with luminous flowers. They thrive in fertile, well-drained soils and bloom in summer. The lavender-grey tissue paper petals of this new shirley poppy are found in mixed shades of storm-cloud grey to blushed lavender. Placement & CultivationPoppies are the obsession of honeybees that unfailingly crowd around the flowers as they are freed from their corset of sepals, to be the first to sample their golden crown of pollen. Truly breathtaking, Amazing Grey is an unexpected beauty. When to Set Outside: At last spring frost date. Mix seed with fine sand to scatter thinly over prepared soil to avoid overcrowding. Direct sow 4 weeks before last spring frost or in late autumn (Autumn only in zones 8+). Be very gentle when transplanting, as poppies do not like to be disturbed.
Starting Indoors: Sow in pots 6-8 weeks before last frost, cover lightly with vermiculite or a humidity dome and keep at 65-70☏ until germination, then at 50-60☏.
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