100% Common Poppy Seed – Papaver rhoeas

This is 100% common poppy seed (Papaver rhoeas), with no other species mixed in. The poppy is widely recognised as a symbol of remembrance and hope, worn and grown each year to honour those who served in the armed forces, and many people sow poppy seed for that same reason: as a personal, visible mark of respect.

Sowing

Poppy seed can be sown in autumn or spring. Scatter it generously and evenly over bare, well-prepared soil for the best chance of a full show the following summer. An autumn sowing can be topped up with a second sowing the following spring if you want denser cover.

This is a single species, not a mixture. As with all our seed, availability can vary at the time you place your order.