Royal Wedding Oriental Poppy

Royal Wedding Oriental Poppy

Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'

A compact perennial with white flowers, pollinator-friendly, suited to full sun borders.

  • Pure white flowers with near-black central markings and stamens
  • Thistle-like hairy mid-green foliage
  • Freely self-seeds from decorative acorn-like seed pods
  • Dried seed pods are often used in floral arrangements
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil Moisture
Well-drained, Dry, Average
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
2 – 2
Mature Height (meters)
0.45 – 0.5
Mature Spread (meters)
0.5 – 0.6
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
White
Foliage Colour
Green
Bloom Time
SpringSummer
Habit
Mounding
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Landscape Uses
Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Plants will go dormant in the summer, completely disappearing. Plant amongst later blooming perennials to fill the void. Wet or poorly drained soils will cause root rot, particularly in the winter. They are heat and drought tolerant.

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