Buy Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'

Also Known As

Royal Wedding Oriental Poppy

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 2'-3'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

3a-9b

3 inch pot | $15

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Fewer than 8 at Secret Garden Growers

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Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding' plant details

Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen perennial with green foliage. In summer purple and white flowers emerge. Features fuzzy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: papaveraceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 2 FT - 3 FT - tall
Flowers: purple and white blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow

GROWING CONDITIONS for Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'

USDA Zones: 3a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
Watering frequency: regular - occasional
Resistant to: deer, heat
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Papaver orientale 'Royal Wedding' has ruffly, pure white flowers with interior purple-black blotches above thistle-like foliage in late spring. Oriental poppies are dramatic additions to the perennial border. Grow in organically rich, medium moisture soil and full sun. They go semi-dormant after flowering as summer heat increases usually flushing new foliage as summer cools into fall. Plant a low, mounding perennial in front of your poppy patch to mask the bare spot. Note that the main shipping season of May and June for potted oriental poppies corresponds with the time these poppies will naturally go dormant. The stress of shipping often brings on this dormancy a little early. Remember: it's the roots that count. New foliage will flush later in the season. Deer and rabbit resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Celebrate the blessed event with this sublime, perennial poppy! Large pure white flowers with deep purple streaky centers on stems 30-36” tall, wave in the breezes in spring to early summer. Full sun, most soils, moderate water. Easy. Long lived. Attracts bees and butterflies, deer resistant.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Papaver orientale ‘Royal Wedding’ is a hardy, deciduous perennial that displays pure white cup-shaped flowers with dark eyes and a crepe paper texture on strong, upright stems above ferny, green foliage. Best in deep, fertile, well-drained soil. Oriental Poppies provide a nice vertical accent in borders, beds and containers.