Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Critter Resistance • Deer Resistant

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer • Foliage

Bloom Color • Apricot • Red

Attributes • Drought Tolerant

Water Requirements • Water weekly during dry spells

Papaver orientale 'Brilliant'

Oriental Poppy

Flamboyant, silky flowers with a crepe-paper texture are fiery scarlet-orange with a black eye. Bold, large-textured foliage forms interesting mounds. Excellent in the back of the mixed garden or as an exquisite addition to early summer bouquets.

Papaver (pa-pay'-ver)

Family: Papaveraceae · Common Name: Oriental Poppy

Brilliant colors are unsurpassed in the early and midsummer garden. Excellent cut flowers, but they must be cut in the bud stage just as they begin to show color.