Field Poppy

Brilliant red summer flowers and downy light green leaves. Once a common sight in cornfields this lovely field poppy is perfect for a sunny wildflower garden. Profits from these seeds are used to protect existing wildflower areas and develop new sites where wildflowers can grow. In folklore field poppies were believed to cause thunderstorms.Position: full sunSoil: moist, well-drained Rate of growth: average Flowering period: June to August Flower colour: redOther features: dried seed-heads are useful for flower arrangements Hardiness: fully hardy Garden care: When sowing seeds do not use a fertiliser since wildflowers prefer poor soils. In autumn after flowering cut the faded flower-heads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.Goes well with: Knautia arvensis, Cardamine pratensis, Lonicera pericymenum, Briza media, Fritillaria meleagris, Crataegus monogyna.
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