Papaver Oriental Royal Wedding 2Ltr

Oriental Poppy ‘Royal Wedding’ (Papaver orientale) is quite a highlight in the garden with its large, crepe papery, cup-shaped, white flowers with a dark eye and black splotches at their base. Planted in small groups, its satiny blossoms will steal the show and draw the attention from late spring to early summer!

CARE

Prefers full sun to very light shade and enjoys rich, fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soils. Average garden soils are acceptable as long as drainage is good. This plant doesn’t respond well to high summer heat and humidity. Mulch in winter until well established.

Is Royal Wedding poppy a perennial?

Buy Papaver ‘(Oriental Group) Royal Wedding’ oriental poppy: This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring. Exquisite white flowers, each with a black centre, top downy, upright stems in early summer.