Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens

Papaver orientale Turkenlouis (Oriental Poppy)

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This herbaceous perennial poppy features scarlet red, deeply fringed flowers with dark basal blotches and dark purple centre stamens atop tall stems on a low mound of grayish-green thistle-like leaves that yellow and wither shortly after flowering. Mats of new foliage appear in fall. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms late spring
2-3 ft tall x 1-2 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant

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Zone Zone 3
Exposure Full Sun
Moisture Low Moisture