Papaver orientale 'Baby Kiss'

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 24"
W: 12"-20"

planting zones

3a-10b

Papaver orientale 'Baby Kiss' plant details

Papaver orientale 'Baby Kiss' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial with blue and green foliage. In spring orange and salmon flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and even moisture water. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Papaver orientale 'Baby Kiss'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: papaveraceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 20 IN - wide, 24 IN tall
Flowers: orange and salmon blooms in spring
Uses: compact

GROWING CONDITIONS for Papaver orientale 'Baby Kiss'

USDA Zones: 3a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: even moisture

Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Oriental Poppies offer simple yet elegant blossoms, and are easy and long lived if given a sunny situation with good drainage. 'Baby Kiss' is a compact selection (2'), blooming in late May, early June with crepe paper salmon orange petals thinly edged with white and the characteristic black blotch at the flowers centers. Handsome seed pods follow, after which plants become summer dormant, giving you the opportunity to plant annual color such as Cosmos in its slumber.