Poppy Oriental, Allegro

Papaver orientale, commonly called oriental poppy, is among the most popular poppies available.
They are clump-forming plants that most often feature flowers in shades of red, orange and pink.
Serrate, thistle-like, grayish-green leaves (to 12” long) are pinnately dissected into lance-shaped segments and have a somewhat weedy appearance.
Foliage yellows and dies shortly after flowering, typically leaving a hole in the garden.
Basal mats of new leaves appear in fall and overwinter until spring when the foliage puts on a spurt of growth up until the point when the flowers bloom.

Genus name from Latin means poppy.

Specific epithet means of the Orient.

‘Allegro’ is a dwarf form that only grows to 20” tall.
It features large, solitary, crepe papery, cup-shaped, 4-6” diameter flowers on long stalks in late spring to early summer.
Each flower has 4-6 orange-red petals with dark basal blotches and a boss of dark purple center stamens.  #1 gallon