Do you love poppies for a touch of red in your garden? Then just get more of it. Poppies are easy to propagate. We present three successful methods here.
Even in the early hours of the morning you can see the poppies in full bloom on fields and meadows. It gives lots of color and also makes for a magical sight in gardens.
The poppy is a wild flower and therefore very frugal. He has no specific requirements or needs special care. The plants just take what comes. However, a place in the sun is important.
If you want to propagate the poppy in your garden, you won't have any problems here.
Propagating poppies - It works with these 3 methods
Poppy sows itself
Like many other wildflowers, the poppy sows itself. After the flowering period, thick seed pods form, which are ripe and plump by fall. The capsules burst open and the seeds trickle out. Next spring, many young poppy plants will grow around the previous plant.
However, you can also carry out the propagation at a specific location.
Sowing poppy seeds by hand
Would you prefer to determine the location of the new plants yourself? Then, on a sunny autumn day, simply remove the ripe seed pods. You can recognize ripe capsules by the fact that they feel dry and are brown in colour. With a gentle shake, the individual seeds fall out effortlessly. Poppy seeds are very small. To ensure that sowing succeeds well and evenly, it is best to mix the seeds with fine soil or sand. Sow the seeds broadly or scatter them in narrow, drawn furrows. Then cover thinly with soil and water carefully. Regular watering is also advisable in the following weeks.
You can sow in September or next year, March to May is ideal. Until then, keep the seeds dry and cool. Separate the young plants at a distance of about 30 centimeters. plants that you sown in the fall,thin out until the following spring. The poppy does not need any further care! It grows best in any garden soil, but a well drained, slightly sandy substrate is ideal.
Propagation of poppy plants with root cuttings
Propagation by cuttings requires digging up or at least partially digging up the roots. This is best done in late fall. Strong and he althy roots, which should be at least as thick as a pencil or a finger, are ideal. Separate the roots near the root collar. Then clean the cut root parts and remove the side shoots.
Cut the "booty" into pieces about eight centimeters long, straight at the top end and diagonally at the bottom. The prepared cuttings come in permeable and loose growing soil. Look for a cool location. The root cuttings must always be kept slightly moist.
The cuttings sprout after about four to six weeks. Once a few leaves have formed, it's time to repot. You can fertilize carefully, but this is not absolutely necessary with good, humus-rich soil. The young poppy plants are allowed to move outdoors next spring.