Bedding / border plant - Papaver orientale

Best seller 2010
Papaver orientale
"Haremstraum"
Flowering period: May - June

Height > 75 cm
Spread: 25 - 50 cm
Habit: Upright
Flower type: Simple
Leaf Color Light Green
Placement: Sun
Water Average
Fertilizer need: Average
Plant type: Perennial

Class Best seller 2010

PAPAVER orientale 'Haremstraum'
Oriental Poppy

Family: Papaveraceae
Origin: Southwest Asia
Special Features: A colorful seed mix of newer hybrids
History: Introduced by JELITTO PERENNIAL SEEDS in 1987
Colour: White, pink, salmon, orange, red, and mauve
Natural Flowering Period: May - June
Winter Hardiness: Z3-8
Growth Habit: Tall flowering stems rising from leafy clumps that go dormant following bloom period
Foliage: Coarse, hairy dissected leaves
Height with Flower: 80 cm (32'')
Spacing between Plants: 45 cm (18'')
Soil Requirement: Well drained soils, pH 5.8 - 6.8
Location: Full sun
Use: Spectacular planted in small groups in mid-border where other foliage can obscure the foliage as it goes summer dormant. Plant together with Hibiscus 'Galaxy', Foeniculum vulgare 'Rubrum' and Echinacea purpurea 'Alba'
Specialities: Interesting fat seed pods for arrangements