Poppy Lilac Pompom Seeds
P. somniferum laciniata
Annual
Cut Flower
| Harvesting | Harvest when Mature, Good for Cutting |
|---|---|
| Growing Conditions | Field Crop, Grows Well in Containers |
| Additional Characteristics | Start Early for Transplants, Cold Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Easy to Grow |
| Flowering Month | May, June, July, August |
| Garden Style | Cutting / Cut Flowers, English Cottage, Romantic, Victorian, Woodland |
| Lighting Conditions | Full Sun |
| Seed Type | Open Pollinated |
| Days to Maturity | 65 Days |
| Stem Type | Single Stem |
| Plant Hardiness | Hardy |
| Plant Height | 21 - 30 inches |
| Plant Lifecycle | Annual |
| Plant Moisture & Climate | Well-drained |
| Plant Uses | Cut Flower & Bouquets, Wild Flowers, Sustains Beneficial Insects, Attracts Friendly Pollinators, Patio Container Friendly, Bedding, Ornamental, Landscape |
| Shape | Ball, Textural |
In stock
SKU
RP7780-8550
Poppy Lilac Pompom is an exceptional ornamental poppy that is sure to be the fancy dress at your garden party! This delightful flowering annual features well massed, mounded plants with blue-green foliage that send up sturdy, wiry stems decorated on top with abundantly fringed lilac petals in mass, creating a showy display of dancing pompoms that appear to catch their groove on in the gentle breeze. These early spring bloomers can be planted in succession to keep the garden party going throughout the entire season. This freely self sowing heirloom annual produces plants that grow 24" to 30" inches tall and are well suited for a sunny location. Add a bit of dazzle to your garden with these whimsical beauties that produce palm-sized, decorative and attention demanding blooms! Enjoy them as a wonderful cut flower as as long as the proper post harvesting technique of searing the end upon cutting with a match or micro torch is used. At the end of the blooming party you will be further enchanted by their dazzling eclectic seed pods that also make excellent textural elements to cut flower arrangements. Packet: approx. 200 seeds.
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Poppy Lilac Pompom is an exceptional ornamental poppy that is sure to be the fancy dress at your garden party! This delightful flowering annual features well massed, mounded plants with blue-green foliage that send up sturdy, wiry stems decorated on top with abundantly fringed lilac petals in mass, creating a showy display of dancing pompoms that appear to catch their groove on in the gentle breeze. These early spring bloomers can be planted in succession to keep the garden party going throughout the entire season. This freely self sowing heirloom annual produces plants that grow 24" to 30" inches tall and are well suited for a sunny location. Add a bit of dazzle to your garden with these whimsical beauties that produce palm-sized, decorative and attention demanding blooms! Enjoy them as a wonderful cut flower as as long as the proper post harvesting technique of searing the end upon cutting with a match or micro torch is used. At the end of the blooming party you will be further enchanted by their dazzling eclectic seed pods that also make excellent textural elements to cut flower arrangements. Packet: approx. 200 seeds.
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