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- Q.Is It Possible To Grow Poppies So That They Will Be In Flower For Remembrance Sunday? - As it is 100 years since the end of the 1st world war we are having a weekend of events ...
- Q.The Stem On One Of My Oriental Poppies Blackened And Snapped A Few Inches Below The Bud. There Is A Long Black Line Going Down The - rest of the stem to the dirt. Its starting to happen on a few other stems as well. All leaves ...
- Q.Will Oriental Poppies Cross Pollinate With Papaver Somniferum Poppies? - Can I cross pollinate oriental poppies with ornamental poppies to produce a hybrid?
- Q.I Have An Oriental Poppy With An Unusual Formation - The Orienal Poppy plant has been growing in its position for about 4 years. This year while it is producing ...
- Q.Oriental Poppies - Looking to buy harvest moon oriental poppies and your article was very helpful. Question: i understand flowers die out in ...
- Q.Hi, I Have Seen A Oriental Poppy With A Big Pom Pom Orange Flower But Can’t Seem To Buy It On The Internet - It’s a beautiful orange colour but has a big Pom Pom orange flower in June can’t seem to buy it ...
- Q.Hello, I’m Interested In Starting Oriental Poppy From Seed. Do They Need Cold Stratification? If So, How Do I Do This? Thank - you
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Anonymous on
July 18, 2019Q.Is it possible to grow poppies so that they will be in flower for remembrance Sunday?
As it is 100 years since the end of the 1st world war we are having a weekend of events and our lovely vicar wants to have real poppies in flower in tubs around the village
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
July 19, 2019A.Typically in climates with warm, wet winters seeds are planted in the fall and seedlings emerge about two weeks after winter rains begin. Blooms can been seen around March. How fast the plant matures from seedling to flowers depends on amount of sunlight, water and soil temperature, but on average the time from seedling to bloom is two to three months.
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Laura.e.testa on
June 5, 2020
01752Q.The Stem On One Of My Oriental Poppies Blackened And Snapped A Few Inches Below The Bud. There Is A Long Black Line Going Down The
rest of the stem to the dirt. Its starting to happen on a few other stems as well. All leaves looks healthy. No discoloration whatsoever. The very bottom of the stems are yellow where they touch the ground but don’t appear to have any lesions or rot.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
June 8, 2020
Certified ExpertA.This appears to be a combination of two things-
The first thing to consider is that these plants produce alkaloids, though not the same as their opium-laden cousins, that will oxidize in a similar manner. This may be some of what you are seeing here.
The second thing to note is that budding problems and brown streaking will tend to be a bacterial problem. This can be controlled with a bactericide, or fungicide. There is quite a bit of overlap between them.
Here are some articles that will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/organic/biofungicide-information.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/homemade-fungicide.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/applying-bactericide-to-plants.htm
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June 21, 2020Q.Will oriental poppies cross pollinate with papaver somniferum poppies?
Can I cross pollinate oriental poppies with ornamental poppies to produce a hybrid?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
June 21, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Yes! Poppies hybridize easily. You can hand pollinate for more control.
Here are a couple of articles that will help:
https://wimastergardener.org/article/breadseed-or-opium-poppy-papaver-somniferum/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/saving-poppy-seeds.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/alternative-pollination.htm
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May 15, 2021Q.I Have An Oriental Poppy With An Unusual Formation
The Orienal Poppy plant has been growing in its position for about 4 years. This year while it is producing normal poppies generaly on one side is an unusual growth. There appears to be 6 stems growing together and one very large head forming which raises a few questions 1 Could this be a desease of the plant and if so should I dispose of this section? 2 Should I continue to let it grow to see what happens.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 18, 2021
Certified ExpertA.Poppies are not disease prone so I would guess it is a mutation or fasciation. You can wait and see what the large flower head looks like. (Many cultivars are discovered by mutations!)
You can leave it or pull it. It shouldn't affect your other normal growing plants.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/fasciation-in-flowers.htm
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April 11, 2022Q.Oriental Poppies
Looking to buy harvest moon oriental poppies and your article was very helpful. Question: i understand flowers die out in summer, but does rest of plant wither or stay full of green leaves? Also, do flowers bloom again in fall?
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 12, 2022
Certified ExpertA.They grow and bloom in spring, then go dormant in the summer. All the foliage dies back. In the fall, when it cools off, fresh foliage begins to grow and holds through winter. In the spring it continues to grow and flower. It does not flower in the fall.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm
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Patricarees on
July 25, 2022
Sy164jpQ.Hi, I Have Seen A Oriental Poppy With A Big Pom Pom Orange Flower But Can’t Seem To Buy It On The Internet
It’s a beautiful orange colour but has a big Pom Pom orange flower in June can’t seem to buy it anywhere. Thanks.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 25, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Unfortunately, we do not offer places to purchase, or sell anything. I would check your local nurseries! They may have what you are looking for.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-double-poppies.htm
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February 12, 2024
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BushDoctor on
February 12, 2024
Certified ExpertA.Oriental poppies do not need cold stratification, but the cooler temperatures will start their germination. You are safe to plant them in the fall in your area, as they have a specific lifecycle that needs to be fulfilled by each seasonal mark.
This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm
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