Organic Poppy 'Black Beauty'

This is such a beautiful flower, it is a must in the ornamental garden. Highly indented plum red, deeply indentedpetals soar above coarsely-cut grey leaves. Just stunning in the flower or the vegetable garden. Breadseed poppies do not like to be transplanted so sow in place in early spring or fall..

Fast-growing annual or overwintering annual from Europe. Used in medicine due to the presence of pain relieving alkaloids. Large, upright plants to 4 feet tall produce multiple curving flower buds. Flowers frilled and very dark purple-red.

Sow in the very early spring, as soon as the ground is thawed. Sow outdoors by mixing the seed with sand then strewing on a good seedbed and press in. Once the seedlings produce true leaves, thin them to about 9-12 inches apart. 

The plants prefer a full sun position and very fast-draining soil, with plenty of compost or composted manure. 0.04g/Approximately 150 seeds.