150 Organic Crested Prickly Poppy Seeds [approx] Name: Crested Prickly Poppy Latin Name: Argemone polyanthemos Plant Type: Annual Plant Height: 40-60 cm Description: Crested Prickly Poppy is a Wildflower native to the Americas. Its prickly blue-green leaves resemble that of a thistle. It produces a large white flower that is very attractive to bees and butterflies. Be careful with this plant, as all parts of it, including the seeds, are poisonous if ingested. It can grow to 40-60cm in height. Does well in poor soil. Seed Origin: Netherlands Sowing: April to May Flowering: July to September How To Grow Crested Prickly Poppy From Seed: Crested Prickly Poppy does best when started outdoors when risk of hard frosts have passed. Sow a pinch of seeds in each spot in the garden that you would like it to grow, and cover them lightly with soil. Keep the area where the seed is sown moist if there is not much rain falling. Crested Prickly Poppy does not require much more than this, it can handle growing in bad ground. To keep the plants spread in control, remove the flower dead heads to prevent it from self seeding. Crested Prickly Poppy is a Wildflower native to the Americas. Its prickly blue-green leaves resemble that of a thistle. It produces a large white flower that is very attractive to bees and butterflies.
