Poppy Flower Bulbs. Tall plants with brilliantly coloured petals that resemble crinkled silk. Papaver plants also known as Poppies are an easy to grow large flowering perennial which are full of interest and character their introduction into the summer and autumn garden is a great way of making a statement.
For biennials and perennials cut back old foliage to ground level in autumn. Were delighted and. Oriental Poppies are easy to grow drought tolerant and long lasting perennials.
The leaves are large deeply-lobed and thistle-like and the stems are stiff and fuzzy which makes this species an outstanding cut flower.
History of Planting Poppies. Can be direct seeded in spring or mid-fall. During World War I the fields of Flanders western Belgium and other areas experienced four full years of unrelenting war and destruction. Today we think of Poppies as a popular and attractive flower that is common in home gardens as well as open fields.