Poppy Seeds - Hens and Chicks

Plant this unique poppy with large paper thin petals in a gorgeous magenta, kissed with dark purple centers. This variety features a single large seed head with clustered smaller heads around its base, prized for the number of seeds it produces!
Enjoy in your garden as an ornamental, then break dry seed heads open for a high yield of blue-black seeds used for breads, cakes, muffins or to replant. A unique addition to your kitchen garden! Needs 2-4 weeks of cold stratification to break dormancy.

Minimum 100 seeds

Papaver somniferum
Full Sun
Seed Depth: 1/16"
Plant Spacing: 6-8"
Plant Height: up to 40"
Germination requires light and stratification.

In growing zones 3 – 7, the Red Corn Poppy, Shirley Poppy – Mixed Colors and the Shirley Poppy – Mixed Double seeds can be planted in late autumn or early spring when a light frost is still possible. In zones 8 – 10, these poppy seeds should be sown in late autumn or winter.

All of our seeds are:
• Non-GMO
• US grown
• Open-pollinated

Flat Rate Shipping! $4.95 tracked ground (2-5 days) shipping on all seeds. Free shipping on all orders $35+ ! All seed orders are processed in 1-2 business days.Unfortunately at this time we are unable to ship to HI and AK.