Papaver

paeoniflorum

CREAM DOUBLE PEONY POPPIES

Syn. P. somniferum cv. paeoniflorum

No Tas

Papaver paeoniflorum
CREAM DOUBLE PEONY POPPIES

Syn. P. somniferum cv. paeoniflorum

Fluffy full double cream pom-poms, all ruffled and frilled, make Papaver paeoniflorum Cream Double a flouncy princess amongst poppies.
Not permitted for Tasmania

Sumptuous blooms like a flouncy peony

Blooms of Papaver paeoniflorum Cream Double are jam packed with petals, and large – like saucers full of ice cream.

Very reliable each year

Papaver paeoniflorum are very reliable self-seeding annuals.
So once you have some starter plants in the garden – you can look forward to more of the blowsy beauties as a treat each spring and early summer, with no further help from you.

Wonderfully rewarding for no work

They are wonderfully glamorous and rewarding, with no work at all.
So the only thing left to do is to pull out the spent flower stalks after the blooming season.

If you would like more gorgeous Cream Double Peony Poppies for next year, just leave a few fat seed pods to dry on the stalks, and they will split and happily scatter their progeny for next season.
Or you can cut some seed pods as they split open, pop them into a brown paper bag to drop their seeds, and then scatter the seed in new places. Or share with friends.
Some low tech gardeners even just pull out the spent stalks with pods, and lay the dried stalks on the ground as a mulch, and to drop seed wherever they want Peony Poppies for next year.

Super cut flowers

And both the fresh flowers and the dried seed pods make super cut flowers for a florist’s vase.

Water-wise

So plant Papaver paeoniflorum Cream Double in Full Sun.
Where you will find it to be both water-wise and very low maintenance.
Papaver paeoniflorum in it’s many variations are native to areas around Turkey and the eastern Mediterranean, so they are well adapted to places with hot and dry summers, and happy to return each year.
Plus they are not fussy about soil types, favouring anything from sandy, gravel, rocky to good garden loam and enriched clay based soils.
So they are very easily pleased.

Obligingly Quick & Easy from seed

Papaver paeoniflorum give instant gratification because they are so quick & easy to grow from seed.
So they are perfect candidates for simply scattering seeds in the garden where you want them to grow.
But if you are starting the seeds indoors, for early flowers and highest potential rate of germination – then make sure you sow the seed in deeper pots, rather than shallow punnets.
Because Papaver tend to grow long roots quickly and resent being disturbed. So sow your seeds as a bare scatter into deep pots, and then plant the seedlings out in the garden by the pot full (don’t worry they germinate in lush abundance).

80cm High x 20cm Wide.

SEED SOWING ADVICE: QUICK & EASY

Suitable for beginners & gardening with kids

Sow Papaver paeoniflorum ‘Candy Floss’ seeds at any time in deep pots or jiffy pots indoors, whenever suitable temperatures are available (16-22°C).
OR
Sow in the garden in autumn or spring.

Sowing Tip 1. for Poppies: Papaver seed is very fine. So finely sieve some seed raising mix into the bag containing your seed. Then shake around and sow the whole contents of the bag. This will pick up and separate the fine seed and help to sow it thinly.

Sowing Tip 2. for Poppies: Because the seedlings resent being transplanted, it is best to use deeper tube pots or jiffy pots, and scatter a tiny pinch of seed into each.
Then you can plant each pot with its little flock of Poppies straight into the garden by the pot full, without disturbing them by pricking them out and separating.

Sowing Tip 3. for Poppies: Papaver paeoniflorum seeds germinate better by experiencing the temperature fluctuations of night and day.
So best not to use a heat mat (or turn it off at night).
Daytime temperatures of 16-22°C are optimum for rapid germination, and cooler at night.

 Sow indoors for quick & early plants: First sow the fine seed thinly onto the surface of good quality seed raising mix.

Then press the seeds gently into surface to ensure good contact, but do not cover with mix.
As these seeds need light to germinate.

Now thoroughly moisten the mix by standing the pots in a shallow water bath and allowing the moisture to percolate up to the surface of the mix from below.

Then place your pots in a well-lit, warm position to germinate (NOT in any direct sun – as this will dry the seeds out and prevent germination).
These seeds are easy to germinate, so a warm, well lit corner or window sill is fine.

Daytime temperatures of 16-22°C are optimum for rapid germination, with cooler at night.

Keep the pots consistently moist by regularly misting with a spray water bottle.
Covering the pots with a clear plastic cover or plastic bag will also help to maintain consistent moisture between mistings.
(Remove cover as soon as sprouts begin to shwo)

Seed usually germinates in 5-20 days approx.

Seed Count: 250 seeds per pack approx.
(We always aim to exceed the stated seed count, and give a generous serve).

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