Seed Needs Mixed Somniferum Poppy Seeds for Planting - Heirloom & Open Pollinated Annual Flowers - Colorful Masses of Wildflowers, Perfect for a Butterfly Garden (2 Packs)

I love poppies. They smell great attract bees and taste good. I save the seeds because birds eat them as well as the pods so I just plant them again every year. I always mix the seeds from previous years with new ones and I get purple pink red and white colored poppies some white with purple spots some red with black spots or white spots some pink with separated petals. The shape of the pods varies too. I’ve found the same batch of seeds can sprout poppies with morphological differences from year to year as atavistic or recessive qualities become apparent again. This seed stock will doubtless be derived from a variety of purple grape. Over the years and on the wind in gardens the colors will change. You can direct this. Many morphological differences can be evoked. Watch your poppies carefully. Take many pictures. They are simultaneously fragile and very hardy. They don’t appreciate disruption. DO NOT SCORE THEM or sever the heads. This makes them weaker. They will wither and die if manipulated heavily. Don’t even bother them. Some morphs grow easily and soporifically in tropical conditions in heavy semi-shade in well regulated rich and sandy soil. They can grow prolifically on sand banks and hillsides. They grow well with similar cover (single stalk flowers with close leaves) or in monoclonal or mixed stands. They grow well and better with the small and California poppy.These particular seeds reach a maximal pod size about the size of a squash ball some varieties will grow larger pods but occupy a larger volume of space. Some can reach heights of six feet or more.The cell wall of these varietals are more woody than white persian or afghan poppies, which are more spongy in composition. The disposition of the fruit of poppy as a pickled, pressed preserve (apple cider) dates to the era of the Dutch Indies Corporation and the attendant monarchy. It is described such in contemporary 14th to 18th collections of Dutch fairy tales assembled for the King to read to his children.THE EMPERORKENYON LUCIUS AURELIUS AUGUSTUS

Ok so this is a review 3 years In the making. I started to try and grow these for photography class and to get a picture of something that you don’t see everyday. First two years I had minimal growth. The pods were small and bloomed early. BUT.. the roots were ok. (I grew the. Inside over the winter) so I planted the roots this past November and now,,wow!! Hearty healthy growth about 2.5 /3 feet tall. Thick stems some tiny pods but that’s acceptable. The biggest pod is about the size of an egg. I plan to dead head these and see what comes up next year. Great photos though and people love seeing them. A+++++++++++

Not one poppy seed germinated! I've been doing this for years I know what I'm doing and not ONE germinated!

Poppies are a little tricky, because they are so teeny tiny while also not being ideal for transplanting.I have read conflicting information regarding stratification in order for them to germinate. They do NOT require this, I did not do anything extra and they have germinated quite nicely .What I do is mix the tiny seeds with sand (the sand is simply to be serve as a ‘marker’) before direct sowing them outside. After I direct sow them - by basically pouring a line of the sand in the chosen location - I make sure not to cover the area and gently water. I say gently because too strong of a stream of water can cover or move them etc .What I also do is sow some of them in a pot like the picture I have included, mostly for germination verification purposes (because the seedlings are so little and there are many look-alike random seedlings naturally present most anyplace outside)I’m not an expert, I’m just sharing the information I’ve learned via experience and trial and error etc . The most important thing I am glad to share with whomever is reading this is that these are legitimate seeds that will germinate readily, given the proper growing conditions I mentioned earlier.