Scientific Name:
Papaver orientale
Pronunciation:
puh-PAY-vur ore-ee-un-TAY-lee
Common Name:
Oriental poppy
Family Name:
Papaveraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Tufted plants 60-100cm tall, leaves thistle-like, pinnately dissected, toothed, hairy, grayish-green, 20-30(-35)cm long, margin sparsey serrate with bristle-tips, or incised, stem leaves alternate, and smaller, upper leaves sessile, all turning yellow soon after flowering; flowers solitary and terminal, bowl-shaped, 10-16cm wide, 4(-6) large wavy petals, pink, red to orange, or white, most cvs. have with a dark petal cente, obovate, (3-)5-8cm long, stamens numberous and dark, Jun-Jul; fruit an attractive brown capsule rounded, most 2-3cm wide with pores under a cap, pubescent and green maturing glabrous and glaucous.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Columnar
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.1 - 0.3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Central / west Asia (Turkey, Iran)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Perennial border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Lobed, Dissected
Arrangement:
Alternate, Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glandular hairs
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Cleft (parted), Pinnately lobed, Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Flowers solitary
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Orange, Pink, Red
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Single or double
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
White, Green
Organ Modifications:
Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Other:
Deadhead to encourage more blooms
Pest Susceptibility:
Mildew (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1193/1293
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (AGB) Acer Griseum Bed : q. 1, by Leycesteria
- (BUG) BUG garden : cv. Allegro
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North : cv. Allegro