RED CORN POPPY

FLANDERS POPPY

AMERICAN LEGION

[ Papaver Rhoeas ]

Season: Annual
Height: 18-36 Inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer/Fall
Environment: Full Sun/Partial Shade
Zones: All Regions of North America
 
Red Corn Poppy American Legion [ Papaver Rhoeas ] is an annual that is very easy to grow in the garden. It has an erect, hairy stem that bears bristly, pinnately divided leaves and delicate 3 inches fire engine tissue paper flowers with black centers. In summer, beautiful brilliant red flowers top the branching stems with downy leaves of this 3 foot tall poppy. The foliage of the red poppy is inconspicuous, allowing exposure of the huge, brilliant flowers.

Red Corn Poppy American Legion [ Papaver Rhoeas ] prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade. This poppy is a very hardy plant that prefers loose soil, and will tolerate drought well. The fruit of the red poppy is a capsule containing many black seeds. The plant re-grows strongly following year if seed falls on bare ground.

The red poppy is a symbol of America's remembrance of its war dead.
 

PLANTING

Sow Inside: Unsuitable
Sow Outside: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: Sow on the surface of moist soil, don not cover
Days to Emerge: 10 - 15

RED CORN POPPY AMERICAN LEGION FLANDERS POPPY Papaver Rhoeas Seeds