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Caucasian scarlet poppy | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Caucasian scarlet poppy

Papaver commutatum

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Papaver
Family: Papaveraceae
Common Names: dark-spotted poppy

About this plant

P. commutatum is an upright annual to 40cm, with downy, pinnatifid leaves to 15cm in length and long-stalked flowers 7cm in width, each with four bright red petals, with a large black blotch at the base

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

Loam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in deep, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in spring

Pests

Aphids may be a problem

Diseases

May be subject to pedicel necrosis, fungal wilts and a downy mildew

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio ContainerLow MaintenanceWildflower MeadowCottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorConservatoryIndoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0-0.1 Metre

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years