Common Poppy — Flowers
Papaver rhoeas
Full sun, light watering — hardy anywhere in the UK.
- Sow
- Oct
- Harvest
- Sep
- In flower
- Jun, Jul, Aug
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Hardiness
- H7
- Season
- summer
- Height
- 50–100 cm
- Spacing
- 50 cm
- Pets
- Toxic to pets
- Bee friendly
- Bee friendly
- Native
- Native
Growing notes
Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jun-Aug.
Toxic to pets
Common poppies are poisonous and eating any part can make a dog or cat ill.
→ Your vet, Animal PoisonLine, or the Veterinary Poisons Information Service.