Shirley Poppy double Mix Flower Seeds | Double Petals

Double Mixed Shirley Poppies have 2 inch double blooms in pink/white, orange/white, red/pink, and red/white, rose, pink, and red colors. Blooming when the days are still cool and most other annual plants are weeks away from flowering. If sown successively the bloom can be extended through the summer. Poppies naturalize readily, are easy to grow, and reach 18 to 36 in. tall. Perennial One of favorite poppies to grow. Sow seeds directly into a finely grated soil full sun. To help space these small seeds, it’s helpful to mix them with dry sand or place them in a salt shaker before sowing. Cover very lightly with fine soil and keep seed bed moist as seedlings emerge over 10 to 21 days. Great for attracting pollinators like bumble bees and honeybees. 500 SEEDS Planting in Late Summer If you can, sow Shirley poppy seeds in late summer, as poppies grow best when they have a period of cold to germinate. Planting in August or September helps produce more vigorous plants with more blooms than th