Welsh Poppy - Papaver cambricum - Native Wildflower
| Type: | Hardy Perennial |
| Approximate height: | Up to 50 cm approx. |
| Flowering Time: | Late spring to early autumn |
| Site and soil type: | Prefers partial shade and moist but well drained acid or neutral soil |
| When to sow: | Spring, summer or autumn |
| Where to sow: | Outside, direct into soil or under cover, into modules or pots. |
| Packet contents: | Approximately 600 seeds / 0.1 g |
Welsh Poppies have very pretty bowl-shaped flowers with four petals in yellow or orange from late spring to early autumn.
This plant grows best in areas with cool damp summers, (it does very well in our garden in southern Scotland).
In warmer, drier areas, the plant may appear to die during hot summers but will soon regenerate again from the base when conditions are more suitable.
The flowers are very popular with bees and hoverflies.
Welsh Poppies provide food for Bees and Hoverflies
An "RHS Plants for Pollinators" plant **
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