Wild Ginger Farm
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PAPAVER
POPPIES
Papaver alpinum - Alpine Poppy | ||
 © | Orange Flowers | |
| Tufts of gray-green leaves with orange flowers in summer. 8” x 8” Full sun, deep, sharply drained soil, regular water. Can be short-lived but self-sows readily. Native to the mountains of Europe. Hardy to -20 degrees F. Papaveraceae
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| Japanese Alpine Poppy | ||
 © | Miniature Poppy | |
| This very compact poppy is only 6” x 4”. It has gray-green leaves and pale yellow flowers - followed by attractive seed heads - and blooms over a long period. Grow in full sun in deep, sharply drained soil. Grow in small-scale rock gardens, troughs and other containers. Can be short-lived but produces copious amounts of seeds. Hardy to –30 degrees F. Papaveraceae
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| 'Flore Pleno' | ||
 © | Spanish Poppy | |
| A free flowering poppy with tufts of mid-green leaves from which emerges long stems topped with a single large double, orange flowers. Blooms over a long period. 18” x 8” Grow in full sun in deep, well drained soil. As with all poppies, it can be short-lived but self-sows readily. The species is native to the imestone cliffs and crevices of Sierra de Grazalema in Southern Spain. Hardy to -10 degrees F. Papaveraceae
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| © | Turkish Poppy | |
Large tufts of pale green leaves with spikes of papery, cream to apricot flowers in early summer. 24” x 24” Full sun, well-drained soil, mod to low water. Hardy to –20 degrees F. Papaveraceae
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