Home
Papaver 'Patty's Plum'

Home
Papaver 'Patty's Plum'

Papaver 'Patty's Plum'

"Oriental poppy"

1 bare root

Regular price £5.95

£5.95 each
3 bare roots

Regular price £14.85

£4.95 each
-16%
10 bare roots

Regular price £39.50

£3.95 each
-33%

Product variants

Quantity

Order today, receive in September

Free delivery on UK orders over £50

26,000+ customers rate us 4.8/5

Description

Papaver 'Patty's Plum' is a really luscious oriental poppy with large, blousy flowers of deep reddish-purple, each with a contrasting darker centre. These flowers appear in early summer, accompanied by bristly, grey-green leaves, which make the perfect backdrop. This plant will create a delightful display of rich colour in your bed or border: and the flowers are very effective as cut blooms for indoors, too. They are also great for attracting butterflies and bees into the garden!

Oriental poppies are easy to grow and each plant will produce several flowers. If cut back after flowering, they may even produce a second flush before the end of the growing season. Plant it in a sunny border, alongside grasses or late summer-flowering perennials, such as dahlias. Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' looks especially goo next to plants with silver foliage. Cut back untidy foliage after flowering.

Key features

Good for cutting
Comes back every year
Attractive to wildlife
Loved by pollinators
Thrives well in full sun
In peat-free compost
Low maintenance
RHS Award (AGM)
Fully hardy
Rodent resistant
Slug & snail repellent

Specs & details

Botanical name

Papaver orientale 'Patty’s Plum'
Flower colour

Purple
Leaf colour

Green
Plant size

1
Established height

50-70cm
Established spread

20-30cm
Plant spacing

10 plants per m2
Habit

Upright
Clump-forming
Life cycle

Perennial
Hardiness

Fully hardy
Years to establish

1-2 years
Sunlight

Full sun
Partial shade
Position

Sheltered
Suitable for

Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens
Soil acidity

Any
Soil moisture

Free draining
Soil type

Loam
Sandy
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost
RHS Award (AGM)

Yes
Growing skill

Easy to grow
Scented

No
Pollinator-friendly

Yes
Mouse resistant

Yes
Rabbit resistant

Yes
Deer resistant

Yes
Toxicity

No report

Plant calendar

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Planting
Flowering

Other information

Orders placed before 1 September 2022
You can expect your order in September 2022
Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2022
You can expect your order in October 2022
Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2022
You can expect your order within 10 business days