With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

Q: Thanks for answering my tomato questions. What is the best way to start poppy seeds and sweet peas indoor for planting outside? I tried last year and had a hard time. I love poppies and sweet peas.

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...

Quite possibly, poppies are the most popular wildflower in America and deserve a rightful place in every garden. They offer a surprising range of colors and growth habits. The poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.

We asked Traverse City poppy expert, David Williams, whose home and gloriously lush poppy garden we featured in the May 08 issue of Northern Home & Cottage and is pictured above, for insight. Here’s ...

In my humble opinion, poppies are pretty near perfect for growing on the plains and prairies. They’re tolerant of our soil and temperatures, and they don’t require major water usage. Also, insects don ...

Danish Flag, a Hungarian breadseed poppy that dates to the 1880s, has breathtakingly beautiful blooms. (Susan Mulvihill/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo Why haven’t I grown annual poppies ...

California poppies will form seed pods after blooming and leaving just one unpicked flower will leave behind hundreds of poppy seeds when the pod ripens and explodes. Hector Amezcua ...