Papaver 'Royal Wedding'
Oriental poppy
Also known as Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding', Papaver 'Royal Wedding' (Oriental Group)
- Height × spread
- 0.85m × 1m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Flowers
- Spring, Summer
Availability
Generally available in Spring
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
A showy and beautiful form with large snow-white blooms that have large maroon to black wedges at the petal base. At the heart lustrous curled black stamens surround a pleated maroon ovary at the centre which will develop into the seed capsule. Some find these plants too untidy, others delight in the almost profligate beauty of their astonishing flowers. Note: The flowers arise from a substantial mound of hairy foliage that subsides after the flowers have finished their show. The solution is to plant something with a later season of interest that will flop over the gap - Gypsophila forms being the classic choice.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Grey
- Stem colour
- Green, Grey
- Fruit colour
- Brown
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.85m
- Spread
- 1m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Flowers in
- Spring, Summer
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Wild flower meadow, Seaside garden, Prairie garden, Gravel garden, Exotic garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Colder than -20C (RHS H7)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Easycare – low/no maintenance
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.
Summer
Summer - early · Outdoors
Feed a general fertiliser
Where plants have moderate needs for nutrients, they can simply be given a general feed, fairly early in the growth season so that the growth has plenty of time to harden off before the cold weather.
Give plants a general boost with the application of a general purpose fertiliser which is spread around the root area of the plant, with amounts as directed on the feed label.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Multi-purpose compost
Use a good quality peat-free multi-purpose compost when growing in pots and containers.
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