This charming miniature alpine poppy bears flowers in hues of peach, yellow and white, sometimes all on the same plant. Although they are technically short lived perennials, they self-seed well on a rockery or scree, but never ever seem to become a nuisance. ... Learn More

A beautiful Japanese poppy making clumps of wavy-edged hairy leaves beneath thin stems which hold delicate, orange, tissue-paper-flowers. Blooms all summer long if regularly dead-headed. ... Learn More

Soft apricot-orange, single or occasionally semi-double blooms appear continuously on long upright stems above a pretty, flat rosette of blue-green, hairy leaves. It is almost never out of bloom and is incredibly tough, and almost indestructible, growing almost anywhere and will even self-sow in the cracks of a dry rock wall! You can forget to water it for weeks and it will still bloom! This incredible perennial poppy comes from the hot, dry areas of Spain and Morocco. ... Learn More

Bearing a marked resemblance to Papaver alpinum, in contrast, this lovely dwarf poppy has flowers which are consistently pure white, the foliage alone being an attractive blue-grey in colour. In an ideal spot it will self-seed if allowed, the golden-eyed flowers making flowing, snowy drifts, and if dead-headed it can bloom all summer. ... Learn More

Large deep red flowers with black blotches on the bases of the petals, open at the ends of quite short hairy stems. Broadcast the seeds where needed in borders or it can it be grown as a rockery plant or alpine. (RHS AGM winner) ... Learn More

Solitary, bowl-shaped, pale yellow or greenish yellow flowers open in a long succession from early summer onwards. This diminutive beauty originates from Russia and Japan and will naturalise very gently when it is happy. ... Learn More

A fiery flowered Poppy with stunning semi-double to double orange and scarlet blooms from late spring through midsummer. This is a poppy that would make a worthy addition to the cottage garden or herbaceous border. ... Learn More

This tough, rare variant of Papaver orientale has smaller, blood-red, black-eyed flowers with just 4-5 cm long petals, atop short, thick, hairy stems, which are erect rather than floppy. A beautiful, rarely offered flower, it is native to eastern Turkey (Lazistan to Cappodocia), the Caucasus, and the northern and north-western part of Iran where it grows in meadows, forest glades and rocky slopes at altitudes up to 1450 m above sea level. ... Learn More

The Iceland Poppy has large, lightly fragrant, floppy flowers in various pastel colours opening on thin stems in great profusion in earliest spring. The flowers last for weeks but dead head to allow more buds to develop. ... Learn More

A hardy annual/biennial poppy in this mixture appearing in a range of pastel colours. Compared to some other poppies these are much better suited to colder climates. ... Learn More

The classic Oriental Poppy, 'Brilliant' provides an exotic display of huge, black-centred, fiery scarlet-red blooms in late spring and early summer. Few flowers can equal these poppies for their simplicity of 'sow and forget'. Nearly all will flower in the first year from sowing, then the plants form a low clump of coarse, hairy leaves, and usually go dormant, disappearing completely by late summer to reappear the following year. A striking plant for the border. ... Learn More

Attractive extravagant, blousy blooms in a wide range of colours from pastel shades through to vivid orange and red. These gorgeous flowers make a great perennial border or a stand alone perennial flower patch. Grows well in most soil types as long as there is enough drainage. ... Learn More

Stunningly beautiful, frilly, double flowers of the deepest maroon red are held on tall stems with lush, silver blue foliage. An easy-to-grow large flowering plant that is superb in the flower border and one of the easiest ways to add a bit of architecture and a lot of dazzle to your garden. ... Learn More

Beautiful annual Poppy with bright scarlet to pink, fully double, pom-pom like flowers with a contrasting white blotch. Ideal for borders and as a superb cut flower; the dried seed heads are also perfect for crafting and dried flower arrangements. ... Learn More

These impressive peony poppies display large double-flowered heads in beautiful creamy white and will brighten up any gaps in your border from June until August. They are slightly shorter in stature than most opium poppies and so you might want to consider a spot nearer to the front. ... Learn More