If you are looking for beautiful Papaver somniferum poppies to grace your garden then you need look no further than the stunning variety Afghan Pink/White.
A great new poppy, this delight is a wonderful mix of delicate petals and decadent flair, offering you something really special to sow and grow in your garden flowerbeds and borders.
One of Afghan Pink/White's main appeals is its lovely, candy like colors.
Its petals are mainly a vibrant and intense pink, providing that much need eye catching hue in a garden.
However, center splashes of pure white make this bloom even more extravagant, whilst a heavily fringed petal moves softly like tissue paper in the wind.
And with a pale green stamen center and soft yellow pollen, this Papaver somniferum variety is great for all garden types.
Also known as a Breadseed poppy, Afgan Pink/White is also a dual purpose plant as not only does it provide great flowers, but at the end of the season if produces hundreds of seeds.
As petals fade, a beautiful seed pod is revealed, bursting with seed.
These can be collected and stored for sowing the following year, or for cooking with.
Meanwhile, the seed pod itself is ideal for use in flower arranging or for leaving in flowerbeds throughout the winter where frosts will cling lovingly to the structure.
For the best use of Afghan Pink/White you can team it with other pink and white flowers to create a stunning feminine border.
It will rise several feet off the ground, adding important height, and for all Cottage Garden lovers, it is the ideal plant.