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Botanical Name
: Papaver rhoeas (red)
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Common Name
: Red Poppy (all red single)
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Type
: Annual. Lives just one year. Grows quickly, blooms heavily, dies with first frost. Can regrow following spring if seed falls on bare ground.
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Bloom Time
: Early and mid-season
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Sun/Shade
: Full sun to partial shade
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Soil Preferences
: Prefers neutral to acid soil, but is adaptable. Difficult in clay.
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Moisture Requirments
: Adaptable to even arid conditions.
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Where To Grow It
: All regions of North America.
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Indigenous To
: Europe from England to Greece and beyond.
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