100++ seeds Poppy Seeds - Pepperbox papaver somniferum Color Purple and Pibn cold stratification tall green stems with pink blossoms

This multipurpose flower is perfect for bouquets and baking
Annual; Grow these for flowers and then for the seeds!
Recommended for USDA Zones 3-8
Poppy seeds require a cool period of 2-4 weeks to break dormancy, and some gardeners choose to cold stratify their seeds.

BLOOM TIME: Early Summer - Fall
HARDINESS ZONE: Annual (but reseeds itself easily, so it acts like a perennial in all zones)
PLANT HEIGHT: 24" . . . PLANT SPACING: 12 - 18"
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun . . . SOIL / WATER: Average
Poppies attract bees, butterflies, and birds. The huge showy 2 - 4 inches blooms make them an excellent cut flower, and their unique looking seed pods are splendid in dried arrangements or for crafts. They are known in folk medicine as a mild sedative and analgesic.

For Spring planting, it is best carried out within a month or so after the final frost of the winter season. It is important to not plant too early; if seeds are installed prior to a late-season frost, they will be lost for the season and will need to be are-seeded.

For Fall planting, make sure you plant the seeds after the first killing frost to eliminate any chance of germination. Planting in the Fall gives you a jump start on Spring blooms.