Red Corn - Poppy Seeds

Name: Red Corn - Heirloom Poppy Seeds
Brand: Bucktown Seed Company
SKU: FPY102
Price: 3.95 USD
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SKU: FPY102

Open-Pollinated

Heirloom

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Packet 2500 Seeds

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Red Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) paints fields in Europe each spring and has long symbolized remembrance. In the garden it offers satiny scarlet petals with a dark cross at the center, each bloom fleeting but quickly replaced. After flowering, slender pods dry beautifully for crafts or seed saving. Traditionally used in mild teas and syrups, the species today is grown for color and pollinators, not medicine. Direct sow in cool soil; poppies dislike transplanting. If you want a simple, low‑care splash of scarlet that also feeds bees, this is it.

How to Grow

Plant seeds directly in the garden in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, or 4–6 weeks before your average last frost date. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is about 60°F. Starting transplants is not recommended, as poppies are sensitive to root disturbance. Sow seed shallowly and thin seedlings when 1–2” tall. Poppies germinate best in cool soil and tolerate light frost. They are excellent for mass plantings and may self-sow if allowed to go to seed.

Growing Specs

Scientific name: papaver rhoeas
Days to maturity: 6-80
Seed depth: 1/8-1/4"
Days to sprout: 10-21
Plant spacing: 6-9"
Row spacing: 12-18"
Light requirements: Full Sun
Plant height: 12-20"
Life cycle: Annual
Frost hardy: Yes

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