For many people, the wild poppy, also known as corn poppy or in Latin papaver rhoeas, is a sure sign that summer has begun. When the red dots glow at the field edges, the grain harvest is about to begin.
Wild poppies bloom from the end of May
From around May to July you can look forward to the wild poppies flowering, provided it is warm enough. Because the corn poppy is a little picky about the weather. He likes it warm and dry. The individual plants only bloom for a few days, but the poppy spreads by itself on unsprayed fields and along roadsides.
The essentials in brief:
- Beginning of flowering in May
- End of flowering around July
- individual plants only bloom for a few days
- Flowering weather dependent
tips and tricks
If you have corn poppies in your garden, let a few seed pods ripen. So you don't have to worry about sowing.