| PLANT NAME | |
| Lithuanian plant name | Pažiedlapė aguona |
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| Latin plant name | Papaver bracteatum Lindl. |
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| English plant name | Oriental Poppy |
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| TYPE OF PARTERRE | |
| ASSORTMENT | supplementary |
| GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Soil | |
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| Lighting | |
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| Spacing, cm | From 20 to 30 |
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| PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS | |
| Height | - very tall – 81 cm and over
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| Habitus | flower with non-expressive habitus, for background |
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| PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY | |
| Leaf color | |
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| Blossom color | |
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| Blooming time | - spring - April Second Decade - June First Decade
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| Blooming period | 1 month |
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| General ornamentality | average decorative |
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| Ornamentality duration, months | 4 |
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| Group | short-lived perennial (grown 2-4 years) |
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| Bioecological group | Perennial |
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| PLANT PROPAGATION | |
| Propagation method: seeds sowing. Seeds are sown in beds in Spring or Autumn. Seeds are very small. 8000 - 10000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Only young seedlings are transplanted. Seeds should be thinned out if seeds are sown in the final growing place, Papaver alpinum at a distance of 15 - 20 cm, Papaver nudicaule at a distance of 20 - 25 cm, Papaver orientale at a distance of 35 - 40 cm. Papaver nudicaule and Papaver alpinum are self-sowing flowers.
Papaver orientale is sometimes propagated by scrub division in August. Roots should be protected from damage. |
