Poppy Colibri Arancio Seed (Orange)

Poppy Colibri Arancio (Orange) Seed brings glowing orange Iceland poppy colour to cool-season beds, borders, containers and cut-flower rows. Its delicate, papery blooms add warmth and movement to winter and spring gardens.

Ready to grow your poppies? Follow our step-by-step Poppy Grow Guide for sowing, germination and care advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Short-lived perennial, usually grown as a cool-season annual in South African gardens.
• Scientific Name: Papaver nudicaule (Iceland poppy)
• Seed Form: The current live variants are raw seed. Sow as supplied; do not infer priming, coating, treatment, soaking or prechilling without a current lot label.
• Position: Full sun; offer afternoon relief as heat builds in hot inland gardens.
• Sow Depth: Press onto moist mix and barely cover with fine vermiculite or sand; do not bury 3 mm.
• Germination: Maintain 15–18°C. The exact-series supplier uses high humidity for the first 4–5 days, then reduces humidity and recommends bottom-watering.
• Spacing: About 25–30 cm in a home bed or cut row, based on the exact-series supplier culture.
• Height: About 30–60 cm, depending on conditions.
• Available Pack Sizes: 50 raw seed and 500 raw seed.

Why Grow This Variety

• Glowing orange flowers give strong colour without feeling heavy in the garden.
• Excellent cool-season cut flower for soft, airy bunches.
• Good choice for cottage gardens, mixed annual borders and container displays.

Garden Uses

Plant Poppy Colibri Arancio in cool-season flower beds, cutting patches and patio containers where the orange flowers can catch low winter and spring light. It pairs beautifully with white, cream, blue, purple and soft pastel flowers.

Growing Notes

• Use the regional timing in the Poppy Grow Guide and grow through the cooler part of the year.
• Start in plug cells and transplant young with minimal root disturbance; direct sow only where fine seed can be kept evenly moist and weed-free.
• Use fertile but free-draining soil and avoid waterlogged beds or pots.
• Water at soil level and keep evenly moist without leaving the soil soggy.

Safety: This is ornamental seed, not food-grade seed. Do not eat the seed or any part of the plant, and do not use it for homemade tea or medicine. Keep seed and plants away from children and pets.

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