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Papaver somniferum<\/em> \u2018Lauren\u2019s Grape\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/div>
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If you\u2019re going to grow a somniferum poppy, make it this one. Once you\u2019ve tried \u2018Lauren\u2019s Grape\u2019 and appreciated its sophistication and sultry, bowl-like, dark-purple flowers, you\u2019ll be forever particular about your poppy selections. I start seed off early in the year and treat it as an annual, although the seedlings will overwinter in free-draining spots. If visitors to the garden don\u2019t relieve me of the blue\/green seedheads, they make superb cut flowers to add form to an arrangement; and do save the seed for the following year, once the pods have dried. Height<\/strong> 1.5m. Origin<\/strong> Garden (species from southeast Europe and western Asia). Conditions<\/strong> Well-drained soil; full sun. Hardiness<\/strong> RHS H5. Season of interest<\/strong> Early summer, seedheads persist into winter.<\/p>\n