91 – 98 days. Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds grow year-round brilliance in your home or garden when others can not. Often planted as annuals, Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds are perennials that grow to be hardy, cold-tolerant, and thrive in a wide range of cool and temperate North American gardens. Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds promise neat 12 – 16” tall mounds bursting with spectacular 2 – 4” delicate papier-mâché blooms in a mix of red, peach, white, pink, canary, and fuchsia. Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds are an ideal grow indoors for adding accents and aromas to any room yet hardy enough to trim a flower bed or walkway.
Growing Mixed Colors Iceland Poppy Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Papaver nudicaule
- Seed Type: Perennial
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds are frost tolerant and can be sown directly outdoors in either late fall or early spring. Iceland poppy seeds have a wildflower growth habit and can be broadcasted similarly. Blend 1 part poppy seed to 5 parts sand to increase visibility during sowing and lightly rake and tamp. For earliest spring blooms, begin Iceland poppy seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and transplant to either indoors or out.
- Days to Maturity: 91 – 98 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4 – 9
- Planting Depth: Lightly cover 2 – 3 seeds or broadcast directly
- Plant Spacing: 6 – 12”
- Growth Habit: 12 – 16” tall mounded shrub with a 6 – 12” spread covered in 2 – 4” papier-mâché blooms
- Soil Preference: Average, light, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun – partial shade
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds thrive in many full-sun gardens but will not perform well in high humidity and intense summer heat. Iceland poppies will only thrive in full sun in temperate and cool gardens and will benefit from partial shade in warmer climates. Iceland poppies are susceptible to root rot, powdery mildew, and botrytis fungus in wet and poorly drained soils. Iceland poppies have no serious pests or diseases.
- Color: Mixed shades of red, peach, white, pink, canary, and fuchsia
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Seeds Per Package:
- 400 g - Approximately 75 Seeds
- 1/4 oz - Approximately 4,500 Seeds
- 1 oz - Approximately 18,000 Seeds
Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds are frost tolerant and can be sown directly outdoors in either late fall or early spring. Iceland poppy seeds have a wildflower growth habit and can be broadcasted similarly. Blend 1 part poppy seed to 5 parts sand to increase visibility during sowing and lightly rake and tamp. For earliest spring blooms, begin Iceland poppy seeds indoors 6 – 8 weeks prior and transplant to either indoors or out. Whether sowing indoors or outdoor, lightly cover 2 – 3 Mixed Color Iceland poppy seeds 6 – 12” apart in average, light, and well-drained soil, or broadcast directly. Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds thrive in many full-sun gardens but will not perform well in high humidity and intense summer heat. Iceland poppies will only thrive in full sun in temperate and cool gardens and will benefit from partial shade in warmer climates. Iceland poppies are susceptible to root rot, powdery mildew, and botrytis fungus in wet and poorly drained soils. Mixed Colors Iceland poppy seeds mature in 91 – 98 days as 12 – 16” tall mounded shrubs with a 6 – 12” spread covered in 2 – 4” delicate papier-mâché blooms.
Papaver nudicaule, or the Iceland poppy, is native to the subpolar regions of Europe, Central Asia, and Canada, but not actually Iceland.