Papaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey'
(Poppy 'Amazing Grey')
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Annual
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 90cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The East Border
Description: An annual poppy with an upright, bushy habit. Mid to dark green, Basal Leaves are oblong in shape with pinnatifid to pinnatisect lobing. Bowl-shaped poppy flowers may be single, semi-double or double and have ruffled petals. The flowers are in varying shades of deep greyish-purple to pale silvery-mauve, sometimes both on the same flower. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced through the summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Bowl-shaped poppy flowers may be single, semi-double or double and have ruffled petals. The flowers are in varying shades of deep greyish-purple to pale silvery mauve, sometimes both on the same flower. At the centre of each bloom is a flat, disc-like stigma surrounded by a ring of stamens. The flowers are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from June into August. The disc-like stigma will develop into a 'pepper-pot' seed capsule after the flowers have finished.
Flower colour: Purple
Flower shape: Bowl-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are oblong in shape with pinnatifid to pinnatisect lobing. The foliage is covered in fine, bristle-like hair. The leaves are held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong with pinnatifid to pinnatisect lobing
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in well-drained soil.