Papaver orientale 'PRINZESSIN VIKTORIA LUISE'

Papaver orientale
Papaver orientale 'PRINZESSIN VIKTORIA LUISE'
oriental poppy
SIZE/TYPE mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT 0.6-0.8m
USUAL WIDTH 0.3-0.5m
LEAVES deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES green
FLOWERS showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS salmon pink
BLOOMING TIME May - June
LOCATION full sun
USDA zone (lowest) 3   (down to -40°C)
WINTER PROTECTION  
FOR ZONE 5+6 Code of winter protection zone 5+6
FOR ZONE 7 Code of winter protection zone 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES Perennials
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Ornamental poppy belongs to a genus of about 70 species. They can be both long-lived perennials and annuals which re-seed readily. They are native to Central and South Europe, and some species can also be found in Asia, South Africa, North America, Australia, and even subarctic regions. While cultivation of the edible species p.somniferum has become difficult or even banned in many countries worldwide owing to opium contents in unripe seedheads, EU and its chamber responsible for food safety (EFSA) declared poppy safe owing to zero or marginal contents of hallucinogenic or habit-forming agents. That's why you can not only eat so many delicious poppy-seeds-based cakes and pastries, you can also see beautiful fields with white and mauve flowers in the Czech Republic.

Oriental poppy is an extraordinary perennial with large, showy flowers atop thick, tall stems. Viktoria Luisa was a German princess born 1892 in Postdam. She was a beautiful lady and in her honour was named this exclusive poppy variety: Prinzessin Viktoria Luisa. They are 10-14 cm across, soft salmon pink, and bloom from late May until late June. Basal leaves are hairy, pinnatisect (pinnate to fern-like), fresh green, and wither by midsummer. The whole plant usually becomes dormant until spring, but some plants may push up a few leaves in late summer or early autumn.

Poppy grows in almost any well-drained soil, preferably medium fertile or poor, of neutral to alkaline pH (do not add peat). Well chosen fertilizer may enhance flowering but is not necessary. Fully hardy to about -40°C.

Last update 16-11-2019.
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GLOSSARY
  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
LARGE PLANTS over 150 cmspecimens, screening and hedging shrubs

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