#REMEMBRANCE POPPY USA FULL#
caring for your poppy plantsĪlthough they will tolerate some shade, poppies prefer full sunlight and need at least six hours of direct light in order to thrive. Perennial poppy varieties will spread and annuals often self-seed so it’s a good idea to thin them each spring. After germination, once plants have grown a couple of inches, thin to about six inches apart. Keep soil evenly moist during germination and plants should emerge within two to three weeks. Seeds are small and some people prefer to combine them with sand when sowing to make dispersal more even.
Poppy seeds need light for germination so simply disperse them on the soil surface when sowing. Poppy seeds require cold stratification in order to germinate so if you do choose to start your seeds indoors, make sure to follow our guide to cold stratification before seeding. Note that poppies do not like their roots disturbed and tend to do poorly when transplanted so direct seeding in the garden is recommended over starting indoors. For zones 3 through 7, seed in late fall or early spring and in zones 8 through 10, sow in late fall or winter. Poppy seeds are best sown directly into the garden on bare soil in late fall or early spring, well before the last frost. Depending on hardiness zone and varietal, poppies can be annuals, perennials, or biennials and often self-seed at the end of flowering for a continuous crop year-after-year.
Needless to say, poppy seeds come suited for nearly all hardiness zones (3 to 10), blooming in late spring and early summer in a range of colors from soft white and peach to deep crimson and bright orange. With over eight species available commercially, poppy seeds boast a wide variety of cultivars originating in several parts of the world including North Africa, Europe, Asia, and even the Arctic/Subarctic.
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