Opium opium
Also called garden poppy. This herbaceous flower was long considered a magical plant associated with black magic. Its flowers are shades of mauve and pink with fringed petals. The seeds are easily harvested and can be used in cooking.
Annual. Reaches 1 m in height.
Indoor sowing: Start sowing 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost for earlier flowering. Do not cover the seeds with soil.
Outdoor sowing: Scatter directly onto the ground in April or May, or even the previous autumn. Do not cover the seeds.
Germination: 10-21 days. Temperature above 20 ° C.
Outdoor transplant: When the soil has warmed up and the risk of frost has passed.
Exposure: Full sun or partial shade.
Maturity: 70 days.
Origin of the seed: We obtained the first seeds of this flower to the Plant Society. The seeds sold are the first generation grown on the farm.
Open-pollinated seeds grown locally and naturally!