Oriental Poppy
Group of Oriental Poppies
Petals with dark spot. Whorls of
stamens and a stigma disc with
stigma rays
Capsule with 12 stigma rays
Leaves
Flower bud
Papaver pseudoorientale
Papaveraceae
June to October
It is scattered throughout the country but is more common
in the South
See the BSBI distribution map for Oriental Poppy
It is a neophyte which was introduced to the UK in the
early17th century and first recorded in the wild in
the1920s.
It is a garden escape or throw-out, which has become
naturalised on wasteland, rough grassland, tips, dunes and
by roads and railways.
It is on the increase.
Oriental Poppy is a showy,large, tap-rooted, perennial herb,
growing up to 1m.
Flowers are scarlet red, up to 15cm across and the petals
have a conspicuous basal dark spot.
There are large number of purple stamens in whorls.
There is a central disc with stigma rays.
The capsule is up to 2.5cm and has 12 dark stigma
rays.
The leaves are large with jagged pinnate lobes.
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Group of Oriental Poppies
Petals with dark spot. Whorls of
stamens and a stigma disc with
stigma rays
Capsule with 12 stigma rays
Leaves
Flower bud
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