Flowers , Poppy - Red Cornfield (Flanders Field or Remembrance) Poppy

Papaver rhoeas, Remembrance, Field or Flounders Poppy, Papaver 'Rhoeas' - Field poppy - Beautiful & wild, & with an association to ‘new life’, it is as old as agriculture. As these bloomed in huge numbers on the Western Front in WWI & symbolic of the blood spilled by soldiers, it is now the symbol for wartime remembrance. Thin ruffled 4 in vivid Red petals up to 2 ft high, Blooms Early Summer into Autumn, Very easy to grow & self-seeds to some extent, Seed Count Approx - 800+ avg 

  SOWING - Hardy Annual, Sow (Cast out & forget) the seed in situ in Autunm, Happy in poor soil & best in dry conditions, Full sun. Suitable for a wild garden or flower lawn, or anywhere you want a bright splash of colour with no maintenance, This can be sown in the autumn for spring germination or in early spring use ‘Cold Stratification’ - Place a 1/4 cup of sand and your seed in a plastic bag Label & seal & put in refrigerator for 1 month, then sow after frosts