Biology:Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum'
| Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' | |
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| Genus | Papaver |
| Species | Papaver orientale |
| Cultivar | 'Patty's Plum' |
| Breeder | Patricia Marrow |
| Origin | Somerset, United Kingdom |
Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' is a poppy originally discovered growing in a compost heap at Kingsdon Nursery Garden, Somerset, UK, by Sandra Pope of Hadspen House, Somerset, UK, who had come to work in Mrs Patricia Marrow's garden.[1] After the damson colour of the poppy was noticed, Marrow propagated it. She and Pope later came up with a name "Patty's Plum" because that is Marrow's first name, and it is typical of Marrow to describe the colour as "Plum".[2] The cultivar has also been known under the synonym: Papaver orientale 'Mrs Marrow's Plum'.[3]
Description
Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' is an herbaceous perennial.[3] This cultivar grows to a maximum height of 80cm tall.[4] Plants host large flamboyant flowers, which possess black blotches at the base of each petal.[5] Blooms are purple[6] or plum pink in colour and will fade with age.[3]
Uses
Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' is used as an ornamental plant, which can be planted into flowerbeds and garden borders.[3] Due to the cultivars large flowers and unusual colour it is also sometimes used as a cut flower.[7]
References
- ↑ Bourne, Val. "Papaver orientale 'Karine': How to grow". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/3348531/Papaver-orientale-Karine-How-to-grow.html.
- ↑ Ratgirl, Paghat. "'Patty's Plum' Perennial Poppy". http://www.paghat.com/poppy_pattysplum.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Papaver (Oriental Group) 'Patty's Plum'". 2022-06-02. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/366421/papaver-(oriental-group)-patty-s-plum/details.
- ↑ Anderton, Stephen (2021-05-22). "How to grow the perfect poppies in your garden — an expert guide". The Times. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-to-grow-perfect-poppies-garden-expert-guide-jn6fk9hzh.
- ↑ "Papaver orientale ‘Patty’s Plum’". 2022-06-02. https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/papaver-orientale-pattys-plum/.
- ↑ "Papaver orientale L.". 2022-06-13. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:673641-1.
- ↑ Thompson, Cathy (2021-04-28). "Gardening in France: Oriental poppies go centre stage in springtime". The Connexion. https://www.connexionfrance.com/var/connexion/storage/images/_aliases/EmbedImageCenter/media/images/oriental-poppies/1365234-1-eng-GB/Oriental-poppies.jpg.
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