Poppy Seeds - Hens and Chicks

$500
Flower Seeds

Average Seed Count: 100

Plant this unique poppy with large paper thin petals in a gorgeous magenta, kissed with dark purple centers. This variety features a single large seed head with clustered smaller heads around its base, prized for the number of seeds it produces!
Enjoy in your garden as an ornamental, then break dry seed heads open for a high yield of blue-black seeds used for breads, cakes, muffins or to replant. A unique addition to your kitchen garden! Needs 2-4 weeks of cold stratification to break dormancy.

Papaver somniferum

Details:

  • Life Cycle:
  • Days to Maturity: 80-90
  • Light: Full Sun
  • Plant Spacing: 6-8"
  • Plant Height: up to 32"

Sowing Info:

  • Seed Depth: Surface Sow
  • Days to Germination: 14-21 days at 65°F

Growing Info

Germination requires light and stratification. In growing zones 3 – 7, the Red Corn Poppy, Shirley Poppy – Mixed Colors and the Shirley Poppy – Mixed Double seeds can be planted in late autumn or early spring when a light frost is still possible. In zones 8 – 10, these poppy seeds should be sown in late autumn or winter.