Macleaya microcarpa
PLUME POPPY PINK
SKU: 1214-010
Description
One of our favorite backdrop plants is now available with pink flowers! Plume Poppy forms towering spikes of large, blue-green foliage, topped by pink to salmon colored flowers. The blooms last well into winter! Stems are strong, never toppling. The plants are popular for flower arranging. Can be grown in sun or shade. They will slowly form large clumps, so do well in large areas or as a background plant.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-8
Height: 180-300cm, 70-117"
Location: Sun or shade
Seeds per pack: 10 Rare seeds (previously 5)
Germination: Start these seeds indoors right away for best germination rates. Your planting container should have holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a seed-start mix, and water in. Leave them at room temperature (20-22 °C, 68-72 °F) for 4 weeks. If they have not germinated after 4 weeks then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 4 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15C, 59F) for them to germinate. Germination can be 30-60 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
Description
One of our favorite backdrop plants is now available with pink flowers! Plume Poppy forms towering spikes of large, blue-green foliage, topped by pink to salmon colored flowers. The blooms last well into winter! Stems are strong, never toppling. The plants are popular for flower arranging. Can be grown in sun or shade. They will slowly form large clumps, so do well in large areas or as a background plant.
Type: Hardy perennial
Hardiness zones: 3-8
Height: 180-300cm, 70-117"
Location: Sun or shade
Seeds per pack: 10 Rare seeds (previously 5)
Germination: Start these seeds indoors right away for best germination rates. Your planting container should have holes in the bottom for excess water to drain. Sow the seeds just under the surface of a seed-start mix, and water in. Leave them at room temperature (20-22 °C, 68-72 °F) for 4 weeks. If they have not germinated after 4 weeks then a cooling period is required. Cover them with plastic and place in a fridge for 4 weeks. Be sure they stay moist. After the cold-moist stratification period they are then brought back to a cool room (15C, 59F) for them to germinate. Germination can be 30-60 days after the warming period, though some can take longer.
