Papaver Species, Arctic Poppy, Iceland Poppy

I've found Iceland poppies to be variably perennial in my area. I had one plant that lasted for years, much to the delight of my addicte...Read Mored cat, who would nibble the seed pods every year. Other plants have failed to make it through the summer, however. I use Iceland poppies as cool-weather spring annuals now, in combination with pansies, ranunculus and Anemone coronaria.

Live in Buffalo NY and have had tremendous success with this plant. I purchased some plants already started at a nursery. Replanted in re...Read Morelatively poor soil and they have come back to life every spring after many harsh winters. Lots of flowers throughout the summer.

From a packaged "wildflower mix" that was almost 2 years old, I suddenly have a plethora of iceland poppies! Until they bloomed, I had n...Read Moreo idea what they were, having never seen them until that time. What a pleasant surprise!

It isn't cold here, but the fog hangs like a curtain shutting out the sun. So nice to have the Poppy, to add that sunshine to our otherwi...Read Morese dark dreary day. A wonderful color source for winter. Keeps blooming through spring.

Iceland Poppies do very well in our Alaskan climate. They are a short-lived perennial, but self-seed readily, popping up in the driveway ...Read Moregravel, as well as the garden.

I added a pile of compost/manure to a part shady bed this spring and tilled it real deep. It was planted with larkspur and a few perenni...Read Moreals just for this summer, and dotted every here and there are Icelandic poppies that reseeded themselves 2 or 3 years ago. I don't know where they were hiding, but it sure is nice to have them back.

This is a hardy plant that blooms almost continuously. It does well in dry sandy soil, ot a combination soil. It provides a bright colo...Read Moreur spot anywhere in a garden, but will have a tendency to stunt in direct sunlight. Prefers partial shade.

Icelandic poppies have gray-green, fuzzy foliage and form a basal rosette that stays close to the ground. The slender 18-inch stems rise ...Read Moreabove the foliage to support delicate 3-inch blooms of white, yellow, orange, apricot, and gold. A perennial poppy hardy from zones 2-8, individual plants are short-lived but they will self sow if you allow some seed pods to mature. They like full sun or part shade in the south and well-drained soil.