Oriental poppy

A perennial plant (Papaver orientale) native to southwest Asia, widely cultivated for its brilliant scarlet and black flowers.

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O′rien′tal pop′py

an ornamental poppy, Papaver orientale, of Asia, having bristly stems and leaves and showy flowers.

[1725–35]

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oriental poppy - commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers

Papaver orientale

poppy - annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers

genus Papaver, Papaver - type genus of the Papaveraceae; chiefly bristly hairy herbs with usually showy flowers

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The typical oriental poppy is a hardy perennial which produces scarlet flowers with a black blotch at the bottom of each petal, but you can get other colours including pink, orange, white and plum.

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The true oriental poppy - papaver orientale - comes from the Middle East where it grows in poor soils on exposed, gravelly hillsides, its bright orange form waving vivid bowls among they hairy piles of silvery grey leaves.

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Chiffon that has double, clear pink flowers on stiff stems up to 3ft tall and throw in a few seeds of the Oriental poppy Patty's Plum that has large, ruffled silky flowers on stems up to 2ft6in tall.

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Heronswood Nursery (www.heronswood.com or 360/297-4172; $5 catalog) offers a good selection of Meconopsis and Oriental poppy plants.

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The same cannot be said for the oriental poppy. Its massive crown of leaves is a dominant feature, to say the least.

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Red is the standard Oriental poppy colour and there are loads of stunning scarlets.

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Oriental poppy is another perennial needing some attention in summer.

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Some lovely Oriental poppy plants have been chewed, a Remembrance wreath and poppy crosses have been crushed, a sapling has been damaged and the whole area has been churned up with hoof marks.