Brief Guide: Annual Wildflower
Flowering Times: May - September

Additional Information:
Common Poppies were traditionally found in arable fields where they established from the disturbed soils of spring seedbed preparations for cereal crops. Poppy seeds are naturally hard coated and can remain dormant in free draining soils in excess of a hundred years. Rarely seen today other then on disturbed ground or amongst arable crops in organic farming systems. The most reliable establishment  is obtained from spring to early summer sowings into a warm soil. Like most annual wildflowers sunlight is important for germination so Common Poppy seeds should be surface or very shallow sown into a fine, clean seedbed.