Poppy - Pretty In Pink | Organic | NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR

*Not Available Since 2018*

(Annual. 90 days.)

Poppies have been cultivated for over 3000 years. The plants originated in and around Turkey and Holland. This is the oldest type of poppy in cultivation and was known by the Greeks and Egyptians who used it as a painkiller and sleep inducer. Really a tender perennial, poppies generally behave as self-seeding annuals around here. Grey-green foliage with large flowers in a range of colours from purple, pink, and red to white. Blooms are a mix of singles and doubles.

CERTIFIED ORGANIC AND LOCALLY-GROWN
Grown by Wild Rose Farm in Gilbert's Cove, NS.

Poppy - Pretty In Pink | Organic | *NOT AVAILABLE THIS YEAR*

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