POPPY POWERHOUSE — 5,000+ Seeds

A spectacular mix of poppies — 100% PURE SEED, NO FILLER!

POPPY POWERHOUSE brings together an extraordinary assortment of poppies in one generous packet — classic Corn Poppies, colorful Shirley Poppies, brilliant Red Chief California Poppies, dramatic Danish Flag Poppies, and our own premium blend of specialty Breadseed Poppies.

Instead of planting one single type of poppy, you can create a spectacular display filled with different colors, heights, flower forms and bloom styles.

WHAT'S IN POPPY POWERHOUSE?

🌺 Red Corn Poppy — Papaver rhoeasThe classic brilliant red poppy with delicate, tissue-paper petals and contrasting dark centers.

🌸 Shirley Poppy Mixed Doubles — Papaver rhoeasA beautiful mixture producing single, semi-double and double flowers in shades of white, pink, coral, red and bicolors.

❤️ Red Chief California Poppy — Eschscholzia californicaBrilliant red flowers above finely divided blue-green foliage add an entirely different flower shape and texture to the garden.

🌺 BREADSEED BLEND - Our Premium Specialty Breadseed Poppy Blend

This isn't an ordinary generic breadseed mixture. We've combined some of our favorite specialty poppies into one remarkably diverse blend, including:

• Drama Queen• Hens & Chicks• Food Not Lawns Remix• Elka White• Jimi's Flag Mix• Poppy the Giant• Danish Flag• Tuxedo Mix — Double Black & Double White• Turkish Tulip — Papaver glaucum

Expect an incredible assortment of flower forms, from elegant singles to semi-doubles and extravagant doubles, followed by beautiful ornamental seed pods.

Because POPPY POWERHOUSE is a mixed seed blend, individual varieties, colors and flower forms will naturally occur in varying quantities.

WHY WE LOVE POPPY POWERHOUSE

🐝 Pollen-rich flowers for bees — Open poppy blooms can become busy gathering places for honey bees and other pollen-foraging visitors.

🌈 Exceptional color range — Reds, pinks, whites, corals, purples, deep burgundy/near-black shades and striking bicolors.

🌺 Incredible flower diversity — Single, semi-double and double flowers all growing together.

🌱 Multiple poppy species and varieties — Different foliage, growth habits, heights, flower forms and bloom timing create a much more interesting planting.

🏡 Made for mass planting — Gorgeous in cottage gardens, flower beds, borders, naturalized areas and large poppy patches.

🌾 Beautiful seed pods too — Breadseed poppies continue providing ornamental interest after their flowers have finished.

5,000+ SEEDS

This packet is created for gardeners who want enough seed to make a real poppy display.

100% PURE SEED

NO GRASS SEED • NO FILLER • NO INERT MATERIAL

HOW TO PLANT POPPY POWERHOUSE

Poppies are wonderfully easy to direct sow once you know their secret:

DON'T BURY THE SEEDS!

Poppy seeds are extremely tiny and benefit from light for germination. They should be scattered over the soil surface and gently pressed into contact with the soil rather than planted deeply.

Poppies also develop taproots and generally perform best when direct sown where they will grow rather than transplanted.

WHEN TO SOW

❄️ Zones 2–7: Direct sow in late fall, winter or very early spring. We are in Zone 7A and sow on Black Friday! Spring sowing can begin as soon as the soil can be worked and while temperatures are still cool.

🌤️ Zones 8–10: Direct sow in late fall through winter so the seeds can take advantage of the cooler season.

Poppies tolerate cold conditions remarkably well, and fall/winter sowing can provide the natural cold exposure many gardeners use to encourage early spring growth and flowering.

CHOOSE YOUR SPOT

☀️ Choose a location with full sun, ideally 6–8 hours or more each day.

🌱 Poppies prefer well-draining soil and generally do not require extremely rich or heavily fertilized ground.

Remove thick mulch, leaves and heavy plant debris so the tiny seeds can make direct contact with bare soil.

SCATTER

Rake the soil surface smooth.

Broadcast the seeds thinly over the surface of the soil.

Because poppy seeds are so tiny, you can mix them with several parts dry sand before broadcasting. This makes it easier to see where you've scattered and helps distribute thousands of tiny seeds more evenly.

PRESS — DON'T BURY

After scattering, gently press the seeds against the soil with your hand, the back of a rake or by lightly walking over a larger planted area.

Do not cover them with a layer of soil.

Good seed-to-soil contact is what we're after — not burial.

WATER GENTLY

After sowing, water gently enough that the tiny seeds aren't washed away or displaced.

For late-fall and winter sowings, natural seasonal moisture may provide much of what the seeds need while they wait for favorable germination conditions.

For spring sowings and whenever germination is actively occurring, keep the soil surface lightly and consistently moist without making it soggy.

Once seedlings become established, normal rainfall may provide much of their moisture depending on your climate and growing conditions.

AFTER GERMINATION

Seedlings may be thinned if they emerge extremely densely. More space generally allows individual plants to become larger and stronger, although poppies can also create beautiful displays when allowed to grow together naturally.

Deadheading spent flowers can encourage a longer flowering period on plants capable of continued bloom. Or leave some of the distinctive seed pods standing for ornamental interest and natural reseeding.

THE EASY VERSION

RAKE → SCATTER → PRESS → WATER GENTLY

That's it.

Give these tiny seeds good soil contact, plenty of sunlight and cool growing conditions — then let POPPY POWERHOUSE do what poppies do best. 🌺