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Height: 12-18 in. (30-45 cm) 18-24 in. (45-60 cm) 24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
Spacing: 12-15 in. (30-38 cm) 15-18 in. (38-45 cm)
Hardiness: Not Applicable
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Pink Red Coral/Apricot Purple White/Near White
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer/Early Fall
Foliage: Herbaceous Blue-Green Smooth-Textured
Other details: May be a noxious weed or invasive Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting: Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored
On Aug 11, 2009, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:Editor's Note
Some resources note that all parts of the Paeonia plants are poisonous when ingested in large quantities.
Symptoms of poisoning are vomiting, paresthesias, and accelerated heartbeat. Resourses note that it has been proven that a small dose provokes excessive menstrual bleeding, which leads to abortion, while at the same time makes the clotting of blood easier.
We tend to err on the side of caution in PlantFiles, and the danger notation in the details above is to warn gardeners, parents and pet owners to look further for more information.
On Aug 11, 2002, Weezingreens from Seward, AK (Zone 3b) wrote:
I've grown peony poppies in my gardens for the last four years, and I've never been disappointed by the results. I've grown white, black, rose, pink, red, and Flemish Antique. The beautiful foliage is attractive long before the flowers bloom, and the seed pods have interest as well.
Fully double, frilly petalled variety of Papaver somniferum.
Ours came with the garden and have continued to give us a yearly show of scarlet double flowers for some years. No other P somniferum is grown in the garden to ensure a good percentage of fully doubled flowers and all the single flowers are weeded out to ensure their succession. We have at least 90% of the seedlings appear as doubles.
This year (2002) however has seen a new colour for us in the garden, a light purple double appeared in the border.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Anchor Point, Alaska Seward, Alaska Bellflower, California Fremont, California Merced, California Noblesville, Indiana North Manchester, Indiana New Orleans, Louisiana Litchfield, Michigan Greenwich, Ohio Dallas, Oregon Portland, Oregon Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Seadrift, Texas Provo, Utah Chewelah, Washington Colville, Washington Kalama, Washington Vancouver, Washington Martinsburg, West Virginia Marinette, Wisconsin Pulaski, Wisconsin
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