Crimson Feathers Poppy is a breathtaking breadseed poppy that commands attention with its brilliant crimson-red pompom blooms, each reaching 4 to 5 inches across. Standing 3 to 4 feet tall, this heirloom annual displays the most unusual and highly doubled frilled flower heads you'll encounter in the garden, paired with misty blue-green ruffled foliage that creates a striking color contrast. The flowers emerge around 80 to 90 days from sowing, and because it readily reseeds, you may find volunteers returning year after year. Plant it in full sun and give it moderate space (12 inches apart), and you'll have a loud, eye-catching focal point that stops people in their tracks.
Full Sun
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4-8
48in H x ?in W
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Moderate
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The pompom-style blooms of Crimson Feathers Poppy are architectural marvels, their intensely ruffled petals creating a texture and form that looks almost unnatural. The plants pair stunning crimson flowers with blue-green foliage, creating a color combination that stands out dramatically in beds, borders, and containers. Because it's a breadseed poppy that readily reseeds, you get the bonus of self-sowing plants the following season, turning a single planting into a long-term garden feature.
Crimson Feathers Poppy is grown primarily as an ornamental flower, valued for its dramatic visual impact in the landscape. The massive, highly doubled frilled blooms work exceptionally well as focal points in mixed borders, planted in drifts or as individual specimens in containers where their unusual form can be fully appreciated. The tall stems and impressive flowers also make them suitable for cutting arrangements, though their brief vase life means they're best enjoyed fresh from the garden.
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Direct sow Crimson Feathers Poppy seeds in early spring as soon as soil can be worked, or in fall in mild climates for winter-blooming plants. Scatter seeds directly where you want them to grow, as poppies resent transplanting and develop stronger root systems when direct sown.
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