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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    June 18, 2015
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    Make sure your providing your new plantings plenty of water. When temperatures rise in the summer, watering may need to done even twice a day.

    Here are a few articles for you.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/heat-stress-plants.htm

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 7, 2015
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    Yes, the tiny seeds are contained in the pod.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-poppy-flowers.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 16, 2015
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    You don't have to unless you are wanting to harvest and save the seeds, though for appearance sake it wouldn't hurt to do so. Once the blooms have faded and the seed pods have browned, you can simply cut the entire stem back to the ground. If you want to keep the seeds, this article will help with storing them: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/fgen/harvesting-garden-seeds.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 16, 2015
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    Poppies don't really transplant well.
    I would however dig it up and pot it now if they are done flowering and before they began growing in the fall.

    Here is a link with more information.
    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    July 21, 2015
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    Here is an article that has all the information you need.
    You do not need to cut back the leaves, you can let them just die down.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 20, 2016
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    For the Oriental Poppies to bloom they need an extended chill time.
    The ideal weather is a cool summer followed by a cold winter.
    They need lots of full sunshine, well draining soil. Heat and humidity can effect flowering and too much water will also inhibit flowering.
    It also may not be there time to bloom yet, blooms often hide among the foliage, so poke around a bit for buds.
    Also if the plants have become dense, they may be suffering from lack of air circulation around the plants.
    Botrytis cinerea fungus can effect Poppies during wet and cool weather.
    Brown and wet looking spots on the leaves and stalks of the plants are a symptom along with fuzzy grey mold.
    Keeping the plants from being too tightly packed together is the best remedy for this fungus.
    You can fertilize with a slow release balanced fertilizer in the spring.

    https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm

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  • Answered by
    Downtoearthdigs on
    May 27, 2016
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    Fungus diseases can effect the flowering and opening of the Poppy buds.

    It could simply be not warm enough for the flowers to open and that they will open when ready.

    Sometimes the flowers are only open for short times and we miss the display, thinking they did not flower.

    Avoid overhead watering and wait and see.

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