Papaver rhoeas 'Mother Of Pearl'

Papaver rhoeas is a cornfield annual, typically found growing in cultivated arable land and roadside verges. It bears scarlet, single flowers, each petal often marked at its base with a black blotch. It's ideal for growing in annual wildflower meadows and also works well when dotted among herbaceous perennials in ornamental borders. It's extremely popular with bumblebees.

Papaver rhoeas 'Mother of Pearl' is a pretty cultivated mix of corn poppies, bearing single and double flowers in pink, white, red and silvery white. It makes an excellent cut flower, lasting well in water. It thrives in full sun in well-drained soil, and self-seeds readily.