Suttons Poppy Laurens Grape

Quick-growing plants producing spectacular silver-green foliage topped with magnificent plum-coloured blooms, followed by attractive seed heads that can be cut for a vase or left to ‘self-seed’ in the garden. Flowers June-August. Height 90cm (3′).

Sow the seed thinly 3mm deep direct into finely raked, moist, warm, weed-free soil where the plants are to flower. Germination usually takes 10-14 days. As the seedlings develop, thin them gradually to achieve a final spacing of 15cm, removing any competing weeds. Remove dead flower heads as they appear. Poppies will grow readily in most garden soils in a sunny position.