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Red Poppy Seeds
Papaver rhoeas
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This is the well-loved poppy of Flanders Fields. Also known as Corn Poppy and Flanders Poppy, this species is the symbol of the American Legion. It creates an absolute vision of beauty in full bloom when the lipstick red poppies carpet a whole field, nodding in the breeze. The most famous poem of World War I begins, "In Flanders Fields, the poppies blow, among the crosses row on row." A great growth of this species after WWI finally ended, attached the lovely red flower to that war and its veterans forever. Today, red poppy is probably the world’s most popular wildflower, and is available in the pure red strain as described here or in the more popular mixed color form. See P. rhoeas, Red Poppy (red, pinks, doubles).
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Overall rating: 4.188679 / 5 from 53 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
Red Poppy Seeds are highly praised for their beautiful and easy-to-grow nature, with many customers noting their quick and prolific growth. Some feedback mentions varied germination and plant fragility, but overall, the positive sentiment about the vibrant and lovely appearance of the poppies stands out.
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- Germination: 13%
- Poppies: 35%
- Growth Rate: 7%
Review topics: ["color","results","staff","buy","coverage","poppies","seeds","germination","flowers","plants","grew","garden","growing","soil","display","blooms","fall","ground","rate","moisture"].
Review highlights
- "Red poppies are very important these grew big and tall." —
- "These poppies grew quickly and once they bloomed, I had an explosion of color." —
- "The seeds grew quickly and prolifically." —
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The red poppy seeds sprouted
"The red poppy seeds sprouted in a few days, then slowed up due to our weather turning cooler."
I would NOT buy these again!
"I bought TWO POUNDS of seed, way more than needed to cover the area I wanted to plant. I spread them as directed with a mixture of sand and not a single flower grew; very, very disappointing."
A bust. A total bust .
"Red Corn Poppies had very poor germination - 25% of what was planted actually grew and what did grow produced sickly light red blooms in a tangled mess. Avoid. A total waste of money and time."
No Poppies in my Garden
"Was so excited to see a sea of red! Planted lots of poppies in a 1/2 acre field along with zinnias and cosmos; not one single poppy. Zinnias and cosmos, yes, poppies, no."
Surprising Results
"Scattered poppy seed throughout newly created field - uneven growth but where they did grow they were an absolute delight and so surprising how long they lasted."
Planted 1/4 bag and about 5 poppies grew
"I purchased the right soil, planted and watered the seeds but only 4 or so flowered bloomed. Rest are 3 inch green stems like plants."
Would buy again
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They never germinated.
"They never germinated. I threw the seeds mixed with sand in the meadow after I cut the meadow and collected the clippings in November. I live in Pennsylvania zone 7 and this should have worked. Not even a single poppy. The seeds were properly cold stratified, obviously. Maybe that was a bad batch. . but I was so disappointed after a year long wait."
Disappointing
"I've had great success with other wildflower mixes from American Meadows, but not a single bloom from the poppies. As I begin my order this year, I must admit I'm tempted to try again as I love poppies, but honestly, I don't want to waste my money on disappointment."
Perfect poppies!
"I sowed the seeds in March when there was still snow on the ground (zone 5a), on sandy/gravelly soil at the top of our retaining wall. Once they germinated, I watered them daily (except when mother nature did it for me). I was rewarded with a gorgeous display that neighbors raved about, and passers-by photographed. Couldn't be happier with these flowers, thank you!"