
Remove spent flowers to prolong bloom.They will start to flower within a month and keep going for about 3 to 4 weeks. Plants usually self-sow freely when growing in suitable conditions (so long as the soil surface is disturbed). Sow seeds in the ground in early spring (for early summer blooms) or early fall (for late spring blooms).
Great in containers and makes good cut flowers too! Perfect for borders and beds, cottage gardens, or meadows.Easy to grow, long-lived, and virtually care-free, it is also deer tolerant!.Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society.
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Prefers full sun and enjoys fertile, well-drained soils. An exceptional annual that will add a bright color splash in your landscape without requesting any maintenance! Besides, they become seed treats for birds in the dull winter landscape. Borne on erect, long hairy stems, they rise atop the low, neat foliage of oval, regularly lobed leaves. Blooming from late spring to early summer, the flowers give way to ornamental seedpods, thereby extending the season of interest of this plant to fall and winter. Bright red flowers with black spots are born on 1-1.5ft blooms. A prolific bloomer, each poppy may bear up two dozen or more flowers at a time. This easy to grow annual flower has colourful bright red flowers with black spots at the base of each petal. An heirloom favorite and one of the most prolific poppies available, the beautiful Ladybird (a British word for Ladybug) is garden head-turner. Full Sun Sprouts in 14-21 Days Seed Depth: Surface Sow Ideal Temperature: 60. wide (8 cm), with a large black spot at the base of each petal. Plants stand just 1-2 feet tall with 3-inch blooms annual that self seeds. Noted for its large, brilliant crimson flowers, Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' (Poppy) is a very popular annual flower, featuring showy, bowl-shaped, vibrant red flowers, 3 in.