Family:  Poppy (Papaveraceae)

Hardy to Zones 5 to 8

(Greater Celandine, Celandine Poppy) Short-lived herbaceous perennial native to Europe and temperate Asia.  Very comely, with downy stems and lyre-shaped compound leaves,  studded in early spring with bright yellow flowers to a height of 20 inches.  Traditional usage (TWM): warts, cholagogue, alterative.  Low dose botanical.  Plant prefers part sun to shade and fast-draining yet moist, woodland or regular garden soil.  It volunteers freely and roots very securely into the cinders that make up the pathways in our shadehouses.  The seeds germinate best when planted in the shade (dark dependent germinators). Standard greenhouse technique usually gives some results,  Plant seeds deeply or set a flat over the planting to exclude light until the seeds germinate.  For best results, give a warm/cold/warm stratification.  The easiest way to supply this is to plant in the late summer to early autumn to satisfy the warm requirement, allow the planting to overwinter to supply the cold requirement, with germination in the spring as the soils warm.  Otherwise, artificial stratification may be attempted.  This would be 6 weeks warm (70° F) followed by 8 weeks cold (40° F) followed by germination in warming soils.  Easier to spread the seeds in a fertile shady bed in the late summer and expect germ in the spring!  Plant grows and prospers in the cooler parts of the year. Space plants 18 inches apart.

Packet contains 50 seeds
1 g contains ~500 seeds
Certified Organically Grown