• Papaver orientale 'Princess Louise' (Oriental Poppy) has huge salmon-pink flowers in late spring
• Flowers rise on long stalks above thistle-like silvery green foliage
• Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and is both deer and rabbit resistant
• After flowering, attractive seed pods can be used in dried flower arrangements
Description
36" tall x 24" wide (seed propagated). "Princess Louise" poppy is an unusual color that attracts gardeners who shy away from the brighter scarlet and orange shades. The huge 5" salmon-pink flowers harmonize well with rose-red Centranthus, violet-blue Salvia, and soft blue Nepeta. Poppies planted in spring often won't flower until the following year. Oriental Poppies go summer-dormant (leaves turn brown and lie down on the ground) in July and August after blooming is finished. New growth re-appears in early fall. A great flower for cold, short-season areas.
