Papaver orientale 'Checkers'
Streambank Gardens
"Growing with Nature"
Highlights
  • Beautiful 6" black and white blooms
  • Nice bloom substance
  • Strong stems
  • Unique seed capsule color.
  • Nice clumping habit
  • Long bloom period
  • Looks great planted in mass or
    incorporated into containers.
Fact Card:
Light Exposure: Full Sun
Mature Plant Size: 24" - 36"' ^  12" >
Bloom Time: Late Spring - Mid-Summer
Hardiness Zones: 4 - 9
Growers Notes:  Easy to cultivate poppy that prefers well-drained soil with an adequate amount of
humus.  Plant in a full sun locality in a soil that is within the pH range of 5.5 - 7.0 for best performance.  
Mixing
compost or an all purpose granular fertilizer in the planting hole will encourage larger blooms and
more impressive displays.  After transplanting, poppies are virtually maintenance free.  Inter-plant later
flowering perennials like
Asters to fill the void poppies leave, as they go dormant after blooming in late
July to Early August.
Availability
Reserve for
Spring 2008
Papaver orientale 'Checkers' plants are shipped in 3.5" deep pots.
Shipping Details
1 Plant for:
$4.95
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Papaver orientale 'Checkers'
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