Poppy THE GIANT Pink Gargantuan Seed PODS Baking Huge Blooms Non-GMO 500 Seeds!

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PRODUCT INFORMATION

Poppy Seeds - The Giant

• A variety of breadseed poppy most commonly cultivated for culinary use
• Tall-growing annual with massive blooms
• Easy to grow pollinator attractor with large purple Summer blooms
• Poppy seeds require a cool period of 2-4 weeks to break dormancy. Seeds should be planted in fall/winter after a frost or two or cold stratified in the refrigerator when planting in Spring.
• SEED TYPE: Open Pollinated Seed
• PLANT TYPE: Giant
• This variety of Poppy has giganteum seeds, known as The Giant is the variety of poppy most often cultivated for culinary use and baking. 
• The Giant poppy is prized for the amount of seed produced by individual pods, suitable for baking and making oils. 
• However, this Poppy's culinary uses are overshadowed by the spectacular blooms it produces! 

LIFE CYCLE: Annual

PLANTING SEASON: Spring or Fall/Winter

COLOR: Purple

GROWTH HABIT: Clumping, Spreading

BLOOM SEASON: Summer

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Pollinators, Easy to Grow & Maintain

USE: Container Garden, Cut Flower Garden

GROWING CONDITIONS: Drought Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant

PLANT RESISTANCE: Deer, Rabbit

HOW TO PLANT POPPIES

Stratification is the act of simulating winter conditions ? cold and moist ? to prep seeds for their usual germination temperatures come spring.

All poppy seed varieties require cold-stratification and, because the sensitive seedlings do not always transplant well, they are best sown directly in the garden.

Sowing from fall to very early spring allows the cold, wet weather to gradually break down the hard seed coat in time for the growing season.

Seeds need light to germinate. Sprinkle them on the soil and leave uncovered. If it is windy you can lightly compress so they don?t blow away.

If you get a late start, seeds can also be stratified by placing them in the refrigerator, usually in some kind of moist potting soil.

Blend seed and seed starting mix in a 1:3 ratio in a plastic bag or a small container like a margarine tub and put them in your refrigerator.

Keep them refrigerated for several weeks before planting in the garden. Plant immediately when removing from the refrigerator.