Poppy Seeds - The Giant

BOTANICAL NAME

Papaver somniferum

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun
• Partial Shade

GROWTH HABIT

• Clumping
• Spreading

PLANT HEIGHT

• Up to 32 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Single
• Ruffled

COLOR

• Pink

This variety of Poppy somniferum giganteum seeds, known as The Giant is the variety of poppy most often cultivated for culinary use and baking. The somniferum poppy is prized for the amount of seed produced by individual pods, suitable for baking and making oils. However, this Poppy's culinary uses are overshadowed by the spectacular blooms it produces! The somniferum variety of Poppy Seeds dazzles in your garden with a large, double petaled head, often referred to as a "peony flowered" poppy because of the fullness of the bloom.

• Tall-growing annual with massive blooms
• Easy to grow pollinator attractor with large purple Summer blooms
• Poppy seeds require a cool period of 2-4 weeks to break dormancy, and some gardeners choose to cold stratify their seeds.

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow
• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/16 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 8 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

• Requires Light
• Stratification