‘French Flounce’ Heirloom Carnation Poppy Seeds
Product details
| Management number | 250449907 | Release Date | 2026/09/17 | List Price | US$1.36 | Model Number | 250449907 | ||
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Poppy -French Flounce (Heirloom) Papaver paeoniflorum & laciniatum Hardy Annual - Poppy lovers will rejoice in this gorgeous mix of tall, antique, double-flowering varieties we import from a fine old French firm. The Carnation or Feather Poppy has deeply cut, fringed 4" blossoms. The peony flowering poppy, like its namesake, opens into huge glamorous poufs of softly ruffled petals. The graceful stems with nodding buds unfurl and glow in shades of scarlet, pink, salmon, violet, purple, deep red and white. Grow these statuesque flowers for unparalleled late spring beauty.
Variety Details
- Plant type: Hardy Annual
- Growth habit: Upright
- Crop category: Flower seed
- Recorded feature: Good Cut Flower
- Product format: Seed packet
Sowing & Growing
- Soil Temperature: above 50°F
- Planting Depth: barely cover
- Germination: 7-14Days
- Height At Maturity: 3-4 feet
- Sun/Shade: Full Sun
- Spacing After Thinning: 8-10"
Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for ‘French Flounce’ Heirloom Carnation Poppy and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.
Soil & Water: Weed and water young seedlings carefully.
Mature plants can handle dry conditions but appreciate regular water in hot summer locations.
Place ‘French Flounce’ Heirloom Carnation Poppy where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.
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