Red Poppy | Papaver 'Brilliant'
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Red Poppy
Papaver 'Brilliant'
- With its evocative scarlet and black blooms, lush foliage and tall, swaying stems, few plants come close to being as striking as Papaver 'Brilliant'!
- An excellent choice for cottage gardens, plant your poppies en masse or alongside foxgloves, salvias and roses in dense planting blocks.
- Fond of a little flower arranging? You're in luck. This poppy makes a wonderful cut flower, looking particularly striking with eucalyptus and ferns.
- The seed heads are a top snacking choice for many birds in autumn, including sparrows, goldfinches and dunnocks.
- Poppies are on the Royal Horticultural Society's Plants for Pollinators list, indicating its benefits to pollinating insects like bees and butterflies.
What to expect
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Flower colour
Habit
Hardiness
Spacing
Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, the Red Poppy 'Brilliant' can be grown in a deep 40 cm pot, though it prefers cool roots below 20°C.
How big does it get?
Red Poppy typically reaches a mature height of 90 cm and a spread of 60 cm.
How much sunlight does this need?
Red Poppy requires full sun to flourish.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
Red Poppy prefers well-drained, sandy or chalky soil.
How much watering does this plant need?
Water Red Poppy regularly to keep the soil evenly moist, providing about 2.5 cm of water weekly during the growing season, and slightly more when temperatures surpass 25°C.
Will this plant need pruning?
No strict pruning is required, but Red Poppy generally benefits from deadheading faded flowers to encourage further blooming and cutting back dead foliage in late autumn or early spring.
How hardy is this plant?
Papaver 'Brilliant' is fully hardy with an RHS rating of H7, surviving temperatures below -20°C, and is hardy across all UK regions.
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