Corn Poppy, Red
(Papaver rhoeas)
Red Corn Poppy is a slender annual that is native to Europe where it can be found in cultivated fields, meadows and roadsides. The flowers have crepe paper-like petals and are bright red. Corn Poppies are a popular component of flower mixes. Breathtaking planted in masses – sow seed directly in the garden as plants resent being transplanted. Useful for wildflower and pollinator seed mixtures as well as the cottage garden. Honey bees and wild bees like to collect pollen from the flowers.