{"product_id":"fothergills-poppy-maanzaad-seeds","title":"Fothergill's Poppy Maanzaad Seeds","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/b\u003e Papaver somniferum, a robust, traditional glaucous-foliage annual poppy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBountiful Culinary Harvest:\u003c\/b\u003e Specially grown for its high yield of premium quality 'maanzaad' (poppy seeds), perfect for topping homemade breads, lemons cakes, pastries, or grounding into rich baking pastes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStunning Floral Display:\u003c\/b\u003e Produces large, tissue-paper-like single or semi-double blooms, typically in striking shades of soft lilac, mauve, and purple, each accented with dark, dramatic central pools.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArchitectural 90cm Profile:\u003c\/b\u003e Develops a statuesque, upright growth habit reaching 90cm (3ft) high, featuring unique, ruffled, lettuce-like silvery-blue (glaucous) foliage that provides brilliant structural depth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDecorative Seed Pods:\u003c\/b\u003e As the petals drop, they reveal giant, rounded, crown-topped seed capsules that look highly ornamental standing in autumn borders or dried for rustic indoor floral arrangements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEffortless \u0026amp; Fast-Maturing:\u003c\/b\u003e A highly resilient hardy annual that is exceptionally easy to grow from a direct outdoor scattering, thriving beautifully in poor, well-drained soils and full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cb\u003eCare Instructions:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSow seeds directly outdoors where they are to flower from spring (for a late summer harvest) or in early autumn (for an early summer display). Scatter thinly over finely raked soil and press down gently; do not cover deeply as they need light to germinate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThin out the young seedlings to roughly 20–30cm apart to give the large, architectural plants plenty of structural room to develop their heavy flower stems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTo harvest the edible bread seeds, allow the seed heads to turn completely brown, brittle, and dry on the plant in late summer. Cut the stems carefully, turn the pods upside down over a clean bowl, and shake out the loose seeds. Store in an airtight container.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fothergill's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57662219944319,"sku":"FTG-47155","price":3.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0305\/7713\/1659\/files\/Fothergill_s_Poppy_Maanzaad_Seeds.webp?v=1780324357","url":"https:\/\/www.sam-turner.co.uk\/products\/fothergills-poppy-maanzaad-seeds","provider":"Sam Turner \u0026 Sons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}