| Description | An heirloom Oriental Poppy with pale pink blossoms. |
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| Pronunciation | (pa-PA-ver) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 3-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | preform best in the cooler end of their hardiness zone |
| Flowers | crepe-paper like, light pink, prominent black spots |
| Leaves | after the plant blooms it will go dormant, the foliage dies back reappearing in the fall |
| Dimensions | 24-30 inches tall |
| Maintenance | best planted in early fall, but spring is OK, the spring plants may not grow as strong until the fall or next spring, make sure to place plants around the Poppy to cover the space left after it goes dormant |
| Propagation | some named cultivars will come true from seed many won't, easily grown from root cuttings or division in the fall |
| Native Site | Species native to northeastern Turkey and Iran. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #06-Perennials for the American Gardens (Ruth Rodgers Clausen and Nicolas H Ekstrom) |
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