General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 12 to 18 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Other: Rosettes of gray/green hairy, toothed leaves
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Other: Apricot orange
Bloom Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances: Birds
Deer Resistant
Gophers/Voles
Rabbit Resistant
Squirrels
Drought tolerant

Common names
  • Poppy
Also sold as:
  • Papaver rhaeticum

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