Lauren's Grape Poppy is an annual herb that blooms summer to early fall, with attractive seed pods extending the season of interest. Highly ornamental, the plant sets extraordinary plum purple flowers with deep purple spots on their crepe papery, tissue-like petals. Borne singly on long, bristly stems, the showy saucer-shaped blooms work well as cut flowers. In the garden, they attract pollinating bees.
There is a local legend that renowned Colorado garden writer Lauren Springer sowed some poppy seeds from a bagel and discovered this unique variety. In reality, this experienced horticulturist spent years culling the seeds from the rich purple poppies growing in her garden, knowing gardeners would appreciate the superb beauty of this stunning variety.
Grows 24-30" tall, hardy to zone 4, but normally grown as an annual.