Grow Your Secret GardenPoppy Pizzicato Seeds

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Poppy Pizzicato - 50 SeedsA prolific bloomer, these amazing semi-dwarf oriental poppies produce as many as 20 huge 6-8 inch flowers per plant in shades of salmon, orange, red, scarlet, mauve, pink and white. With their contrasting black blotches at the base of their petals, these hardy perennials put on an absolutely stunning show in spring and early summer. One of the most popular Poppies in Europe, Pizzicato is an incredibly profuse, giant-flowered Oriental type with such strong stems that they can withstand the windiest sites! Pizzicato won the Fleuroselect Gold Medal in 1995, and is the Poppy of choice for bloom power, size, and wind resistance!Sow in pots in Autumn/Winter or directly in SpringFor Autumn planting sow seeds in peat pellets or newspaper pots. Seeds germinate in less than a month. Keep moist at all times, transplant to larger pots as seedlings grow. Plant out in SpringOtherwise, sow direct where they are to flower in spring (at around 20°C / 68°F) in short drills ½ in deep. Cover lightly with soil. The seedlings will appear in rows approx 6-8 weeks after planting and can be told from nearby weed seedlings quite easily