Poppies Are Perfect For Your Rock Garden

Rather than buying plants, planting a variety of different California poppies from seed can be a great option for your new or existing rock garden because they will germinate and grow into plants very quickly and will return year after year. This saves a great deal of money as well. Your Rock Garden will benefit from the dwarf poppy varieties which grow low to the ground and produce amazing color which will complement the rocks and taller plants by filling in empty spaces.

Both Annual And Perennial Poppy Species Are Available

Poppy seeds are available in a huge variety of both annual and perennial types. In a rock garden you may want varieties that can be used for small alpine gardens, or in a large eye catching feature, you may prefer tall plants with dazzling colors. The small colorful blooms will spring up effortlessly amongst the rocks, like smiles on the faces of children. They will accent the pale rocks with color, seeming to give them a life of their own. In a larger planting around big rocky outcrops or features, choose giant poppies in brilliant colors to show up better in the distance.

Lifeless Rock Garden? Spruce It Up!

Use glorious California annual dwarf poppy seeds to sow among the rocks. They will quickly sprout and grow small tufts of bright faces of color amongst the rocks, giving a beautiful contrast to the stones. When first making a rock garden, you will be tempted to use other plants which may take several seasons to mature to true beauty, and by all means, do so, fill your space up with a variety of plants, but adding the dwarf poppies will bring beauty quickly, and provide a continuous stream of lovely colorful blooms to bridge the gap. Use Purple Gleam dwarfs, or the unbeatable Rose Chiffon. A bit larger blooms on the White Linen poppy offers a great contrast of size and muted colors in the cooler weather afforded by early spring.

Choose From A Wide Range Of Beautiful Poppies

Whether planting your first rock garden or trying to liven up an older one, you simply must try California poppies. Poppy seeds will cost less, are just plain easier, and will produce more beauty, much faster than any other flower available. Also consider the perennial alpine poppy in colors of white, salmon, yellow and orange to establish a chorus of color in any garden. Buds growing 6 to 8 inches tall make the perfect size to accentuate the rocks and are ideally suited for hardiness zones 2-9. They will come back every year and brighten the landscape with their profuse display of brilliant colors. They flower constantly throughout the summer, drop their seeds to produce even more plants the next season, and never seem to disappear; a faithful and dependable plant you will enjoy for years to come.

Poppies Can Be Established Quickly

Most of us are impatient to see results when we take on any project. Gardens are no exception. We can’t wait several seasons to see the transformation of our landscape. For this reason, including poppies in our planting scheme is an absolute must. Planted from seed, they will show beautiful blooms very quickly and continue to re-seed and renew themselves each year for a continuous display. Give California poppy seeds preference when planning your rock garden.

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