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- Turkish poppy - four ways to multiply it
- Target the sowing purposefully
- Prevent or encourage self-sowing?
- Sharing the perennial
- Use root cuttings to multiply
- Tips
Turkish poppy is best propagated by sowing
Turkish poppy - four ways to multiply it
All too soon, you fall in love with him and want a whole sea of flowers. No wonder, the Turkish poppy is really intoxicating with its depending on the variety bright red, white or aubergineroten flowers. Which propagation methods have established themselves?
Early article Turkish poppy: When should you cut it?Target the sowing purposefully
Targeted sowing is the most obvious. You can harvest the seeds yourself or buy them naturally. Each capsule fruit contains numerous, very fine seeds. They are mature after the flowering is over in June / July, around August. They are harvested when they are dried and the seeds rustle in them.
How sowing works:
Prevent or encourage self-sowing?
You do not necessarily have to intervene directly in sowing. The Turkish poppy likes to multiply by itself, if one gives it the opportunity, that is, does not cut off its withered flowers. The seeds are blown out on maturity on the capsules and blown away.
Sharing the perennial
Another method of propagation is the division. Start this in spring! Every three years a division of this perennial shrub is recommended. This is partially prevented from increasing in an uncontrolled manner.
The clumps are dug up and shared with a knife or spade. For the cuts, choose a sunny location in a warm location. The soil there should be loose and well drained. Now it only means: planting!
Use root cuttings to multiply
The last method is to obtain root cuttings. This is important:
Tips
If you do not want the Turkish poppy to spread, cut off the withered flowers and divide it regularly.It also spreads itself by its roots over the years.