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Quick Facts
| Scientific Name | Papaver rhoeas |
|---|---|
| Colour | Coral, red,carmine |
| Days To Maturity | 75 - 90 days |
| Seeds Per Packet | 200 |
| Sowing Time | March - beginning of May & August - September |
| Life Cycle | Annual |
Price
ZAR65.00
Shirley Poppy
Beautiful tissue papery flowers on wiry stems. This vigorous, long-blooming variety is a blaze of color, with flounced coral-red flowers mixed in with full pompons of sugar pink and white and others equally beautiful.
| Colour |
Coral, red,carmine
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|---|---|
| Scientific Name |
Papaver rhoeas
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| Height |
50cm - 1.2 meters
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| Days To Maturity |
75 - 90 days
|
| Life Cycle |
Annual
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| Light Preferences |
Sun
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| Sowing Time |
March - beginning of May & August - September
|
| Days To Germination |
14 – 21 days
|
| Planting Space |
15cm
|
| Planting Tip |
Seeds are as fine as dust and difficult to sow. Mix with a cup of soil and then it will be easier to sow directly. Alternative: Sow in a germination tray with growing mix. Keep moist at all times till seeds germinate. Misting will work best to not displace seeds.
|
| Pinch |
Pinching is not necessary
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| Seeds Per Packet |
200
|
| Uses |
Uses of this plant are: Cake, Cut Flowers & Decoration Purposes
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| Netting |
No plant netting needed
|
| Harvesting Tips |
Cut just as buds begin to open
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| Germination |
Intermediate
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