Cut Flower Poppy 'Breadseed' Seedling Pack

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Cut Flower Breadseed Poppy seedlings, grown in Marlborough by Gray Floral, shipping NZ wide.

The breadseed poppy is not quite so much a cut flower - but a cut seed head! With a fleeting flower than only last a few days in the garden, and even less in the vase, it is the beautiful seed heads that these poppies are known for! Perfect for adding texture to a bouquet, or for use in dried bouquets.  When planted in autumn/winter these poppies generally flower in late Spring/ early Summmer.

These plants are grown from our own seed programme, the flowers are generally single purple but with the odd white in the mix. 

Pack of Breadseed Poppy Plants

Standard NZ shipping included. If you are rural, please select the rural option at checkout to avoid delays in processing your order. 

NOTES ON GROWING

Height: 1m+

Spacing: 25-30cm

Harvest: Best harvested when the flower has dropped the petals, and the seed pod has swelled. Be sure to harvest before the seed vents open if you don't want them to self sow!

Vase life: 2-3 days 

All our seedlings are grown in a custom cut flower mix which contains Trichoderma to assist in healthy root development and resistance to root pathogens. To give your seedlings the best start in your garden we recommend soaking them in a weak seaweed feed (or one of our "Seedling Shots") before planting. 

We are proud to be partnering with Sustaina Grow to package our seedlings in a wool wrap that maintains moisture and protects the seedlings in transit. On arrival, take your plants out of the box and give them a good drink of water - you can leave them wrapped in the wool to do this! When you're ready to plant or pot on you can unwrap the seedlings, but they will happily spend a couple of days in their wool blanket before planting.

This wool liner makes a wonderful mulch mat that can be used with your seedlings or around any plant in your garden. Everything apart from labels (which we hope you'll use in the garden and time and time again) and stickers are compostable, in an effort to keep our shipping sustainable for the environment.