Papaver - Beauty of Livermore
This is an amazing show piece flower, with glowing crimson-scarlet flowers. The plants grow to a height of 50 cm. It makes a great cut flower. It is easy to grow from seed, and flowers from May to June
Sow the seed from April through to early summer in a cold frame or cold greenhouse. The germination takes about 2 weeks, and the seeds are then ready to transplant a few weeks later.