Common Poppy

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Common Poppy outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 60 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chaytor's Lavender
  

  Chaytor's LavenderGreat pair

  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Common Poppy
  • ❧Common Poppy draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Chaytor's Lavender roots deep while Common Poppy feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Maypop
  

  MaypopGreat pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids that attack Common Poppy
  • ❧Common Poppy draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Common Poppy feeds near the surface — no competition
• Great pair

  • ❧Winged bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Common Poppy feeds on
  • ❧Common Poppy draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Winged bean roots deep while Common Poppy feeds near the surface — no competition

How to grow Common Poppy

1. Sow-2 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space20 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~60 days

Water: Low · Height: 70 cm · Soil: Well-draining, poor to average — dislikes rich soil