Hungarian Blue Bread Poppy is a striking ornamental poppy with deep blue flowers that reach 24 to 36 inches tall, thriving across hardiness zones 2 through 11. This frost-tolerant cultivar of Papaver somniferum grows as a cool-season annual, producing delicate blooms that command attention in full sun gardens. Sow seeds directly outdoors in early spring or fall, and you'll be rewarded with flowers that emerge from a compact 8 to 10-inch-wide footprint, making it suitable for borders and cutting gardens alike.
Full Sun
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2-11
36in H x 10in W
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Low
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The deep blue flowers are the real draw here, providing an uncommon color in the poppy world that stops people mid-stride. This cultivar is remarkably cold-hardy, thriving even in zone 2 winters, and tolerates frost throughout its growing season without complaint. Direct sowing is not just possible but actually recommended by catalog sources, and the seeds are so simple to establish that you scatter them on prepared soil and rake them in lightly without fussy seed-starting equipment.
Hungarian Blue Bread Poppy is grown primarily as an ornamental flower, producing blooms valued in fresh arrangements and as focal points in cutting gardens. The flowers bring an unusual depth of color to floral displays, standing apart from the pink and red poppies more commonly encountered in home gardens.
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Sow directly outside four to six weeks before your average last frost date, as soon as soil can be worked. You can also sow in early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring. Scatter seeds directly on prepared soil and rake in lightly without pressing firmly.
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