We primarily grow three to four species: Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale), breadseed poppy (Papaver somniferum), field poppy (Papaver rhoeas), and sometimes Iceland poppies (Papaver nudicaule).

Q: Thanks for answering my tomato questions. What is the best way to start poppy seeds and sweet peas indoor for planting outside? I tried last year and had a hard time. I love poppies and sweet peas.

Up to 4 inches across, Oriental poppies offer the classic tissue-paper flowers in a range of pinks and reds with black throats. Large, odd-looking seed heads pop through the middle.

Poppies are very rewarding to grow, with swathes of delicate red petals known to return year after year. Gardening experts have shared exactly how to start your own garden poppy display right now.

The Oriental poppy has the distinction of being the most popular garden poppy. It produces large orange-red flowers. Its flowers are 3-4 inches in diameter and have petals with a crepe paper texture.

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If you plant poppies in early autumn they’ll flower at the beginning of winter and, if kept well fed and watered with the seed heads nipped off, will keep blooming until Christmas.

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow ...