'Welsh Poppy' (mee-koh-NOP-sis: KAM-bree-kuh. Papaveraceae: (puh-pav-er-AY-see-ee)
Yellow flowers over attractive fern like foliage on plants that grow from 12 to 18 inches tall. The up to three inch wide flowers have yellow colored stamens that fill the center of the poppy like flowers. Plants bloom from spring into fall with best displays under cool moist conditions but adaptable. Self seeds freely in soils in open shade to part sun. Might become weedy under favorable conditions so were climates are cool and moist they should be kept in areas were they can be allowed to colonize over a wide amount of space. Will grow in a wide range of soils from rocky to good garden soil. Plant will fail to grow under hot dry conditions but once plants are established -- they will tolerate some drought.
Zones 3-11. Start with 4 weeks at 65-75ºF, if no germination., Use 6-8 weeks at 32-39ºF, then move back to 68ºF. Or sow in the fall for germination in the spring.
200 seeds.
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