Name: Poppy 'Shirley Double' Seeds
Brand: Herboo
Price: 3.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Native to the UK, Shirley Doubles are best planted in drifts to watch them bob along through a summer breeze. Floating airily, with the contrast of colours, they look great in your garden beds, containers or as cut flowers in your vase.


The Shirley Poppy was created in 1880 by the Reverend William Wilks, vicar of the parish of Shirley, England. It is found in a corner of his garden next to a field, it is a variant of the field poppy with a narrow white border around the petals.

The common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is an annual wildflower characterised by striking papery blooms. The seeds of the common poppy can lie dormant for up to 80 years, germinating once the soil is disturbed. The blooms of the common poppy typically last from late spring to early summer. These poppies require almost no maintenance when they are planted in their hardiness zones, and they are great for naturalising. They also work well in garden beds, cottage gardens, borders, and pollinator gardens.

Pot Fans

Cut Flowers

Likes Sun

Pollinator-Friendly

Double flowers in a wide variety of colours

Attracts bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects

Papaver Rhoeas 'Shirley Double'

Poppy 'Shirley Double' Seeds

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