Corn Poppy Papaver rhoeas
Common names include common poppy, field poppy, Flanders poppy and red poppy.
Brighten your garden or meadow with this beautiful and distinctive annual wildflower. An RHS Plants for Pollinator species, these delicate papery red flowers are attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.
Quick and easy-to-grow, with brilliant blooms and striking seedheads, the corn poppy will add a blast of rich colour and interest to your garden or meadow.
All our native wildflower seed is sourced from stock grown in the wild in Britain. It is then multiplied up commercially and packed in the UK so you can be confident you are buying native British wildflower seed.
The field poppy grows best in a sunny position on well-drained soil.
Surface sow in spring from March to May, or in autumn from August to October.
| Binomial Name | Papaver rhoeas |
| Lifecycle | Annual |
| Colour | Red |
| Height | 60-100cm |
| Soil Type | •Loam •Clay •Well-draining •Dry •Chalky •Sandy •Neutral |
| Habitat | •Grassland •Field margins •Coastal |
| Sunlight | ✔Full sun |
| Sowing Rate | 2g per square metre |
| Best Time to Sow | •March •April •May •August •September •October |
| Flowering Season | •June •July •August |