| Description | A series of Poppy with many different colors |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (pa-PA-ver) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Leaves | after the plant blooms it will go dormant, the foliage dies back, reappearing in the fall |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | best planted in early fall, but spring is OK, the spring plants may not grow as strong until the fall or next spring, make sure to place plants around the Poppy to cover the space left after it goes dormant |
| Propagation | some named cultivars will come true from seed many won't, easily grown from root cuttings or division in the fall |
| Cultivar Origin | Species native to northeastern Turkey and Iran. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom), Boerner Botanical Gardens data base |
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