When to clean up oriental poppies?
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Help with Oriental Poppy Seeds
Comments (4)The ones I scattered in early spring didn't come up, but the ones I winter sowed did. They weren't Oriental though. Maybe just after they germinated they didn't get enough water? Or too much like after a hard rain? I don't experience any damping off when direct sowing outside so I doubt it's that. I attribute my scattering failure to dry soil, but has it ever rained since. It says on the packet to scatter them in the fall or early spring when the soil is damp and cold. Said to sow in circles, and clumps of about 1" diameter and 2" tall can be transplanted. Those seeds that require light to germinate have to be kept moist until they put down deep enough roots, but yours evidently got enough moisture to germinate....See MoreWhen to plant oriental poppy seeds in zone 5?
Comments (4)For years, I collected CA poppy seeds and tossed them out in the spring. For years, I'd see a bloom or two in the fall. Last fall, I left them to self sow and this is the first year that I've had a bunch to flowers. Two other changes this year - we had a cooler then normal summer and the plants received much more water. Not at all scientific but I'll let some of them self sow again. I read somewhere that they need cool weather to germinate... I successfully WSed red oriental poppies, as well as pink and black peony poppies. I left a few seed heads on the red oriental poppies for self sowing but also collected some for WSing. Peony poppy seeds are too hard to find to leave up to Ma Nature - IMO - so those will be WSed....See Moreoriental poppies haven't put up fall foliage...
Comments (9)I think you'll just have to wait until spring and see what happens. It might be the case where the plants were so stressed by all the critter action, they just didn't have the energy to sprout some leaves this fall or they did sprout leaves and the critters destroyed them before you noticed. They still could next spring, but who knows. I haven't grown Oriental poppies for a long time, but when I did and when I finally decided to dig them out and toss them, I had tiny plants sprouting from leftover roots in the ground for quite some time. These plants have an extreme desire to survive. Kevin...See MoreAnyone have coneflowers and oriental poppies sprouting in zone 5?
Comments (21)I wonder if the styrofoam makes them dry out faster? I did 4 large plastic cups and used a secon cup on top for the lid. I wanted to try them this year but 2 cups were too much work. Last year the coneflowers were one of the last to sprout for me. I just sowed some more 2 weeks ago. I was going to skip them this season cause I planted out a bunch of them. I am excited to see how they will look! Karen...See More- 14 years ago
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