Peony Poppy
Peony Poppies on a hedgebank,
Somerset
Flower and capsules
Side view of capsule
Leaves
Variety closer to Opium Poppy
Light purple variety
Orange variety
Papaver somniferum Paeoniflorum Group
Peony- (Paeony-) flowered Opium Poppy,
Papaver paeoniflorum
Papaveraceae
June to August
It is a very thinly scattered casual found throughout the
country.
The link below is for the source of the Peony Poppy,
the Opium Poppy.
See the BSBI distribution map for Peony Poppy
It is a neophyte and a garden escape which grows on
disturbed and waste ground, brown-field sites and in
cracks in pavements and at the base of walls,
especially near habitation.
Peony poppies were bred from the Opium Poppy, and
grow up to 80cm.
They are showy and brightly coloured with many
small petals.
A range of varieties are found, from those like the original
OpiumPoppy, but with a few more petals, to those wit
h a ball of petals, akin to a peony.
Capsules are large.
The leaves are greyish and clasp the stem, as in the
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Peony Poppies on a hedgebank,
Somerset
Flower and capsules
Side view of capsule
Leaves
Variety closer to Opium Poppy
Light purple variety
Orange variety
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