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Key characteristics

Family: Papaveraceae
Height: 1 ft to 1.5 ft
Width: 10 in to 12 in
Flower color: Silky flowers in shades of white yellow orange pink and apricot
Foliage color: Blue green finely divided leaves forming a low basal mound
Bloom time: Late spring through summer
Light: Full sun
Water: Moderate
Maintenance: Low; deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering and remove plants after decline
Growing zone: USDA zones 2 to 8
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies and pollinators attracted to nectar and pollen rich flowers

Perennials

Papaver mudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles'

Champagne Bubbles Iceland Poppy

Papaver nudicaule 'Champagne Bubbles' produces satiny, cup-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, orange, apricot, and soft pink from late spring into summer, bringing a bright mix of color to the garden. Finely divided, blue-green leaves form a soft mound of feathery foliage that provides texture throughout the growing season. The blooms are carried on slender, leafless stems above the foliage, where their delicate petals sway gently in the breeze and attract bees and other pollinators.

Light

Full sun

Water

Moderate

Bloom time

Late spring through summer

Find this plant

Works well in

Borders
Sun Gardens
Pollinator Gardens
Containers

Companion plants

Salvias · Shasta daisies · Asters · Catmint · Coreopsis · Bearded irises

Design tip

Summer flowers carry the middle of the season, so place it where the bed needs color once spring bulbs fade. Give it open sun and room to fill out, and repeat it in threes or fives so the planting reads as one sweep instead of scattered dots.

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