Poppy plant in Leadville Colorado - Ask Extension
Hello,
I’m in the process of planting poppy plants in Leadville, Colorado. Many of the homes have an orange/red poppy plants in their yards. Do y...
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Poppy plant in Leadville Colorado #876156
Asked July 06, 2024, 9:03 PM EDT
Hello,
I’m in the process of planting poppy plants in Leadville, Colorado. Many of the homes have an orange/red poppy plants in their yards. Do you know the Poppy plant variety grown in Leadville?. Any information on attaining this variety and planting … would be helpful.
Thank You
Mark Shanklin
Lake County Colorado
Expert Response
Hi Mark,
Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) is a commonly grown perennial poppy that is very cold hardy (hardy down to USDA zone 3). It comes in variety of colors, including orange and red.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/papaver-orientale/
Icelandic poppies (Papaver nudicaule) are also commonly grown here and are very cold hardy. They are a short lived perennial that will self seed if allowed.
https://aggie-hort.tamu.edu/wildseed/icelandpoppy.html
Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is a self-seeding annual poppy that can be grown here, it prefers cool weather so it should do well in Leadville.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/papaver-rhoeas/
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is another self-seeding annual poppy that is native to the western United States.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eschscholzia-californica/
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- Denyse
Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) is a commonly grown perennial poppy that is very cold hardy (hardy down to USDA zone 3). It comes in variety of colors, including orange and red.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/papaver-orientale/
Icelandic poppies (Papaver nudicaule) are also commonly grown here and are very cold hardy. They are a short lived perennial that will self seed if allowed.
https://aggie-hort.tamu.edu/wildseed/icelandpoppy.html
Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is a self-seeding annual poppy that can be grown here, it prefers cool weather so it should do well in Leadville.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/papaver-rhoeas/
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica) is another self-seeding annual poppy that is native to the western United States.
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/eschscholzia-californica/
Thank you for using AskExtension!
- Denyse
