Poppy named Purple Passion
by J McCombie
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Poppy named Purple Passion
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J McCombie
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With it's multitude of grape or popsicle purple petals which envelope a light green seed pod surrounded by many pale green/grey filaments and stamen tipped in white pollen, this poppy is part of the Double Mix Poppies. What can one say about this unique and beautiful mix of big, multi-colored blooms? One could try to convince you of their long growing season, their tall, sturdy stems, or extra large, fully double blooms in a range of lovely colors is sure to delight in any garden scape... But honestly, don't they just sell themselves?
Also known as Peony poppies, Papaver paeoniflorum producing a summer-long succession of fascinating, heavily doubled, large flowers with lovely crinkled petals. Peony poppies send up thick flower stems that rise as high as five feet and produce five to ten nodding flower heads. These plants are showstoppers when they're in full bloom, the tallest at their eye level. With their impressive variety, spectacular blooms in a multitude of colours and strange seed pods, peony poppies are one of the easiest ways to add a bit of architecture and a lot of colour to your garden.
Papaver paeoniflorum 'Double Mixed' bloom with spectacular blooms in a variety of colours. When the flowers do burst, overnight from their casings, the gardener is treated to some of the most dramatic flowers in the plant kingdom. As if this weren't enough to tempt any gardener, once the petals drop, one is left with a spectacular, instantly recognisable seedpod.
Sown in early spring, the plants grow quickly and the first flowers appear in early July. They grow to about 60 to 90cm (24 to 36in) tall and have thick stalks and broad lettuce like leaves. The light green, almost round seed pods are well-suited for crafts and dried floral arrangements. This annual variety will readily self-seed and will make an excellent addition to any garden for years to come. An easy-to-grow large flowering plant that is superb in the flower border.
These poppies grow quickly. Grow them in a position with deep, well-drained, fertile soil in full sun, they can also be grown in large containers. Give the plants sufficient water to increase both the number of flowers and their individual size. Enrich the soil with manure, compost or bone meal ahead of planting, or use any organic fertiliser rich in nitrogen. Although these poppies gobble up the nutrients, their eventual show will be more than worth the proper environment.
The seeds can be used for cooking and baking or can be stored ready for next year. The seeds can be used in cooking but if eaten raw can cause mild stomach upset.
Poppy is generally believed to stem from West Asia, although more recently a West Mediterranean origin was suggested. The poppy was cultivated in Europe since the Neolithic era some six thousand years ago. It is probably one of the earliest plants cultivated in that region.
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October 12th, 2016
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