Impossibly huge peony-like pastel blooms from white to rose to deep purple. Not pastel, like easter kitsch, but pastel, like gorgeous antique flower paintings. The gene pool spans singles and doubles, many with frilly deeply serrated petals. Very top-heavy, 3-4’ plants benefit from staking or dense cluster-planting for support.

Tightly packed petticoats of petals burst from buds that seem too small to hold such luxuriant flowers. Stitches of cherry-red embroider the creamy gathered petals for an overall soft color effect. In the 18th century, this antique type was celebrated as equal to carnations, a favored flower of that time. Earlier, in t

These plush candy-pink blooms unfold in layers of white-mottled ruffles. In the 18th century, this variety was named equal to a particularly favored flower of the time: the carnation. You'll also see them featured in many 17th century Dutch and Flemish paintings. The double blooms span 4-5" and are beloved by bees and

Poppies Flemish Antique - Simply majestic, this poppy unveils imposing, peony-like double flowers. Composed of countless crumpled petals, they come in shades of antique pink to pastel red with creamy stripes....

Beautiful, large double blooms in shades of rose, all striped with creamy white. This new poppy resembles those once seen in antique herbal books. The dried pods are filled with seeds that can be used in baking. Simply gorgeous! Your garden will be blessed with the simple elegance of this stunning selection.Packet includes 100 seeds.

Full double poppies with white and rose stripped petals. The visual texture of these blooms is incredible. We found that some early blooms were singles, but just wait for the doubles to come on as the season continues. Growing Information. Direct sow or transplant March to May.

The Flemish Antique Poppy, a variety of breadseed poppy, is a hardy annual. Plants usually grow to 2-3ft. Plants are sensitive to freezes and blooming flowers sensitive to frost. Grow as an annual, although plants will overwinter in warmer areas and bloom during the following spring and summer. Grow in full sun. By seeds. Grown as an ornamental.

NAME: Flemish Antique Mix Peony Poppy. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Papaver Peoniflorum. COLOR: 4 - 5" single & double blooms in the richest dark pastel shades of reds, bronze, gold, & salmon. PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost. PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36" PLANT SPACING: 9 - 15" BLOOM TIME: Mid Summer - Fall

Growing and Harvest Information. Plant Type: Annual. Height: 90-120cm (36-48") Amount of Sun: Full. Sow: Poppies resent transplanting. Direct sow into the garden as soon as the soil can be worked in the spring; and after all danger of frost has passed.