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Every Papaver variety, A to Z
The complete Papaver list, the genus most gardeners know as poppy — all 42 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Papaver hub instead.
A2
- Afghan Pink and White PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Afghan Pink and White'
- Amazing Grey Corn PoppyPapaver rhoeas 'Amazing Grey'
B1
- Brilliant Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale 'Brilliant'
C2
- Champagne Bubbles Scarlet Iceland PoppyPapaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles Scarlet'
- Corn PoppyPapaver rhoeas
D3
- Danish Flag PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Danebrog'
- Double Atlantic PoppyPapaver atlanticum 'Flore Pleno'
- Drama Queen PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Drama Queen'
F2
- Falling in Love Corn PoppyPapaver rhoeas 'Falling in Love'
- Flanders PoppyPapaver commutatum
H1
- Harlem Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale 'Harlem'
I1
- Iceland PoppyPapaver nudicaule 'Mix'
L2
- Ladybird PoppyPapaver commutatum 'Ladybird'
- Lauren's Grape PoppyPapaver somniferum 'Lauren'
M1
- Marlene Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale 'Marlene'
N1
- Naughty Nineties PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Naughty Nineties'
O15
- Olympic PoppyPapaver pilosum
- Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum
- Orange Chiffon PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Orange Chiffon'
- Oriental PoppyPapaver x hybrida
- Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale
- Oriental Poppy 'Beauty of Livermere'Papaver orientale 'Beauty of Livermere'
- Oriental Poppy 'Eye Catcher'Papaver orientale 'Eye Catcher'
- Oriental Poppy 'Princess Victoria Louise'Papaver orientale 'Princess Victoria Louise'
- Oriental Poppy 'Prinzessin Victoria Louise'Papaver orientale 'Prinzessin Victoria Louise'
- Oriental Poppy 'Raspberry Queen'Papaver orientale 'Raspberry Queen'
- Oriental Poppy AllegroPapaver orientale 'Allegro'
- Oriental Poppy Fruit PunchPapaver orientale 'Fruit Punch'
- Oriental Poppy Harvest MoonPapaver orientale 'Harvest Moon'
- Oriental Poppy Queen AlexandraPapaver orientale 'Queen Alexandra'
- Oriental Poppy Royal WeddingPapaver orientale 'Royal Wedding'
P4
- Pink Heirloom PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Pink Heirloom'
- Pink Iceland PoppyPapaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles Pink'
- Pink Peony PoppyPapaver somniferum 'Pink Paeony'
- Poppy of TroyPapaver setigerum
R1
- Raspberry Breadseed PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Raspberry Breadseed'
S3
- Single Black PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Single Black'
- Sugar Plum PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Sugar Plum'
- Swansdown Peony PoppyPapaver x hybrida 'Swansdown'
T2
- Turkenlouis Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale 'Turkenlouis'
- Turkish Delight Oriental PoppyPapaver orientale 'Turkish Delight'
W1
- Wind PoppyPapaver heterophyllum
Papaver list questions
How many Papaver varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 42 distinct Papaver varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Papaver varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Papaver varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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