Papaver Orientale – Coral Reef Poppy Seeds

A truly gorgeous and classical looking poppy, Coral Reef is an amazing bloom for any garden. A member of the Papaver Orientale family, this variety offers a fantastic five inch flower of sublime delicate coral petals with a deep dark pollen center. Making a great plant for any chic and classy planting scheme, Coral Reef is an amazing oriental poppy to include in any collection.

Belonging to a perennial family of poppies, Coral Reef will appear year after year and flower in late spring after early bulb color has finished. With a beautiful soft leaf, members of the Papaver Orientale family raise their blooms into the air on stems between two and four feet long, creating a stunning effect as flower seems to hover over a border. Coral Reef’s gorgeous hues are perfect in a border of a sophisticated palette, working alongside soft pinks and whites to create a breath-taking scene.

Hardy for zones 3-9, Papaver Orientale is suited to most garden soils as long as they are not waterlogged. Flowering in the late spring, they offer a fantastic show for any garden, with their huge blooms drawing the eye from afar. With this packet of 20 poppy seeds, plants can be sown in fall or spring, and will offer the gardener a beautiful specimen that will repeatedly bloom year after year.

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