Poppy 'Blue moon'

500 Seeds

Seeding Poppy 'Blue Moon' is a beautiful way to add striking blue-lavender blooms to your garden — although the name suggests "blue," poppy shades are often soft violet to pale blue-purple in color, especially in rare cultivars. Like most ornamental poppies, this variety is typically a cool-season annual that thrives with direct sowing.

Here’s your full guide:

🌸 Poppy 'Blue Moon' – Seeding Guide

(Likely a cultivar of Papaver somniferum or Papaver rhoeas)

📅 When to Sow

✅ Outdoors (direct sow – best method):

• Early spring: As soon as soil can be worked (even with light frosts)

• Fall sowing: In milder climates for early spring bloom

🌱 Poppies do not transplant well, so direct sowing is strongly recommended.

🌱 How to Sow

Site & Soil:

• Full sun

• Well-drained, moderately fertile soil

• Avoid rich, heavy, or soggy soils

Sowing Instructions:

• Depth: Surface-sow — do not cover seeds

• Mix seeds with sand to scatter thinly

• Press lightly into soil

• Spacing: Thin to 6–10 inches apart once seedlings are 1–2 inches tall

🌡️ Germination

• Temperature: 50–60°F (10–16°C)

• Time: 10–21 days

• Keep soil moist but not wet during germination

🌿 After Germination

• Thin carefully to avoid disturbing roots

• Water sparingly — poppies prefer dryish conditions once established

• Avoid fertilizing heavily (it encourages foliage over flowers)

🌸 Blooming

• Blooms in 60–90 days after sowing

• Flowering time: Late spring to early summer

• Short bloom window (~2–3 weeks), but very showy

• Can reseed itself in ideal conditions

🪴 Growing Tips

• Excellent for cottage gardens, wildflower beds, and mass plantings

• Allow seed heads to dry and self-sow if you'd like more next year

• Works well with other cool-season flowers like larkspur, bachelor's buttons, and nigella

🐝 Pollinator Note

• Loved by bees and hoverflies

• Great for early-season pollinator support