PAPAVER rhoeas Poppy, Field Poppy, Flanders Poppy ____________________________________ Type: Annual Height: 1-2' (30-60cm) Flowering Time: Summer Flower Colour: White, orange, red, pink, mauve ____________________________________ Botanical Classification: Class: Angiospermae (Angiosperms) Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons) Superorder: Magnoliidae (Magnolia Superorder) Order: Papaverales (Poppy Order) Family: Papaveraceae (Poppy Family) Genus: Papaver (Poppy) Species: rhoeas (red) ____________________________________

Papaver rhoeas is one of the most well-known wild flowers. At its best in the middle of a field of ripe golden corn, it is also familiar from roadsides and verges. A hardy annual, it grows to a foot or two (or even more) high, with bright red single poppy flowers, with or without a black blotch at the base of the petals, throughout the summer.

Papaver rhoeas is happy in poor soil, in dry conditions, and is suitable for a wild garden or flower lawn, or anywhere you want a bright splash of colour with no maintenance.

Hybrids have been raised in various colours, including the muted shades of 'Angel's Choir' shown in the photograph.

Rabbits sometimes eat the plants.

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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

	Seed Pod The seedpod is a small rounded pepperpot with holes opening around the top edge to release the seeds. In some types, the pod is longer.
	Seed The seeds are tiny dark brown commas. There are very many seeds in a seedpod.
	Seedling The seedling has small pointed bluish seedleaves, and the first true leaves are also bluish and undivided.
Seed sowing and Germination Seeds sown by any method and at any time of year germinated in a few days.