PLANTS SHIP MID-MAY+ (except fruit trees), SEEDS SHIP ANYTIME, CANADA ONLY. LOCAL PICKUP AVAILABLE (incl. fruit trees, Ottawa) CORN POPPY | id:23695 | Papaver rhoeas | Ecologically grown | Annual/self-seeds | Open Pollinated | Heirloom Symbol of Remembrance Day and this red poppy is immortalized in the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields”. Seeds are used extensively for cooking purposes. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, in Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow in Flanders fields. Vitamins+: B1+, B2+, B3+, B9++, C+, E+, Ca++, Fe+, K+, Mg++, P+, Zn+ Companion plants: Marigolds, Phlox, Cosmos, Ornamental Grasses, Bearded Iris, Salvia, Alliums. Far from: Cabbage, Broccoli, Kale, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Collard Greens. Planting tip: Seed stratification is required for 2 weeks.||Poppies are started outdoors in early spring even when there is still a chance of frost. Transplant not recommended. Harvesting tip: For seed harvest, cut seed pods when they rattle when shaken and have dried to a tan color. For fresh flowers, cut buds just before they open in the morning. Storage tip: Store dried seeds in airtight containers in a cool, dry place. Dry pods completely before shaking out seeds.
Seed depth:1/8″, Plant spacing:6-8″, Row spacing:12-14″, Sun Level:3, Watering Level:1, Germination:14-21 d/j, 12-15°C Optimally:12°C, Maturity:55-65 d/j, Height:12-24″, Width: 6-12″, Attracts pollinators (See Envelope below) Gaia Organics, 399 River Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 1C9 (near Gatineau, Quebec) 613-219-8463 (see the envelope below)
