PAPAVER ORIENTALE

Normally a fierce red-orange from big hairy buds on lax sinuous stems May-Jun, 75cm. Some also have flowers that quickly bleach in the sun. There are many excellent cultivars. Dormant Jul-Sep - interplant with late appearers like Eucomis.

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