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Papaver rhoeas (Common poppy)

Other names: Shirley poppy, Thunder flower, Wind rose, Red cornflower, Red poppy, Redweed, Headache plant, Corn rose, Field poppy, Flanders poppy, Copper rose, Cornflower, Corn poppy, Cheese cowl, Cock rose, Canker rose, Cheese couls, African rose, Blue-eyes

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Species
P. rhoeas is an erect, branching, sparsely hairy annual with oblong, pinnate, light green leaves divided into lance-shaped lobes and, in summer, bowl-shaped, bright red flowers, marked black at the petal bases.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1 m 0.5 m 1 year
3 ft 1 ft 1 year

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in well-drained fertile soil in full sun.

Suggested uses

Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildflower, Wildlife, Meadow

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1, 2, 3, A1, A2, A3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Clump-forming

Native to

Europe, Africa, Asia

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Propagation methods

Seed

Pests

Aphids

Diseases

Downy mildew

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Remove annuals at end of flowering season (optional)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Sow seed in situ

Prepare a weed-free, annual meadow seed bed

Sow annual meadow seed in an open, sunny position in spring

Weed annual meadows.

Clear away dead annual meadow plants (optional).

Remove annual meadow plants.

Sow seed in an established annual meadow.

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Papaver rhoeas

Shoot User
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Common poppy has no nectar but the flowers provide pollen for bees. Beetles feed in the seed capsules and some species may overwinter here when the capsules are empty: a good reason for leaving them when the flowers are over.
Posted: Saturday 20th of June 2009 07:45 PM Last reply: Friday 28th of February 2025 12:30 PM

Papaver rhoeas

Shoot User
903 0
This is a plant of disturbed ground and crop fields that have not been treated with weedkiller, hence its carpeting of battlefields during and after the First World War. Common poppy has no nectar but the flowers provide pollen for bees. Beetles feed in the seed capsules and some species may overwinter here when the capsules are empty: a good reason for leaving them when the flowers are over.
Posted: Thursday 14th of May 2009 04:14 PM Last reply: Friday 28th of February 2025 11:53 AM
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