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Common
name: "Prinzessin Oriental Poppy"
Latin name: Papaver orientale 'Prinzessin
Viktoria Luise'
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Zone: 4
- 9
Elevation to: 10,000'
Growth habit: Clump forming
Max height: 20" - 36"
Spread: 24"
Flowers: Yes, May - June
Flower type: Cup shaped
Native to area: No
Available varieties: 8+
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Pictured: Prinzessin
Oriental Poppy Papaver
orientale 'Prinzessin Viktora Luise' |
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Perennial
Cultivation:
Identical to Oriental Poppy
Propagation:
Purchased seed or collected seed can be started in a cold frame or greenhouse and moved
outdoors after danger of frost has passed. Oriental
Poppy is fairly slow to grow from seed. For quicker growth
purchase pre-started plants in packs or pots from your local
garden shop or greenhouse. Space new container grown plants 18" - 24" apart. Once established, plants can be easily divided in
spring.
Potential pests ~ diseases:
Powdery mildew. Aphids on new flower stems. |
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