Comments on: Poppy Primer

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:28:24 +0000

In reply to Lindsay. It isn't necessary for these seeds to grow. Happy growing!

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 17:11:40 +0000

Hi Erin ,

When sowing Iceland Poppies is it necessary to pre-chill the seeds for 12 weeks prior? I read about cold stratification but I notice you didn’t mention it in the instructions. Thanks :)

By: Andra Bobbitt

Andra Bobbitt — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 14:51:16 +0000

Thank you for this primer as you are truly helping us gardeners make the world more beautiful and poppies just add the exclamation point! Still haven’t had the best luck on the Oregon coast with Icelandic but I’m back at it. (Supposedly rabbits don’t like them—ha, ate them all first year after winning lottery and getting your seeds). Breadseeds are the most fun and seeds do make great gifts. I used origami paper to make little envelopes and attached them to dried poppy head stems which I’d painted all different colors. I get folks telling me how their poppies grew which makes me smile.

By: Danae

Danae — Sun, 28 May 2023 23:04:54 +0000

What is the blackish brown goo on the outside of my poppy pods? Bug poop? Scrubbing them ruins that green gray color. I have had to place organza bags on my poppy pods, some have still got the goo on them. Is it sap?

By: Linh Le

Linh Le — Sat, 06 May 2023 00:33:23 +0000

These are so beautiful I can’t wait to try them I gotta keep retrying it says to plant them in the fall. They look so good in your photos!

By: Janet McNaughton

Janet McNaughton — Sun, 30 Apr 2023 11:18:56 +0000

I live in a place with cool summers and, outside the raised vegetable beds, poor, acidic soil. The weather should be ideal for Iceland poppies. I’ve started some, just a few came up but it was a first try, and I’m starting another batch now. I can’t seem to find information about soil conditions. I’m hoping to naturalize them, as I have with lupins. I have read that they don’t thrive in rich soil, but there must be a happy medium between total neglect and pampering. If I loosen up some soil in what’s basically a meadow (it’s the septic field) and plunk them in, will they be okay or should I so something to condition the soil? I can provide all the composted seaweed they want if that would help.

By: Sue Trott

Sue Trott — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 04:04:41 +0000

I’m a home gardener & I’ve been growing poppies for a few years,

I started with the Shirley poppies & sprinkling seed on top of snow & has good success. I also winter sowed some of these so then I could plant them were I wanted them.

Year two, many self seeded & the Shirley poppies came back. I also tried sprinkling & winter sowing some bread seed poppies & had some luck with those.

I really like these poppies as they grow when the tulips have faded & other perennials are starting to bloom.

This year I expanded my poppy collection & started a pack of Iceland poppies in the basement under growlights. I am in the process of transplanting them outside. Hopefully they will be a success.

I also got some California poppies to add to my mix for summer time.

I’m in WI zone 5B.

By: Scott Brant - Foolish Blooms Farm

Scott Brant - Foolish Blooms Farm — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 15:09:13 +0000

Has anyone had success with the Hummingbird variety of poppy? I have grow it for several years but the flower heads don’t fully open. Some do, and the flowers are stunning. Large pastel blossoms. But most of the flowers do not develop – it’s like they can’t open the bud heads. We live in NW Montana and our Icelandic poppies do great.

By: JACQUIE

JACQUIE — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 01:58:45 +0000

Thankyou for the information on keeping them going, I’ve started the breaded (I know they don’t like being transplanted)& the California in 72cell trays, so far after a 10 day in the freezer spell they have all emerged from their cell and are looking like yours in the photos, I will baby them & hope for the best

By: BriAnn, Team Floret

BriAnn, Team Floret — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 22:52:40 +0000

In reply to I. Darula. Here on the farm we have great success with starting them in seed trays and maintaining a soil temperature of 70 degrees until sprouts emerge. Keep trying and I hope you'll get to see blooms this year!