AMORPHA

Papaver somniferum Here’s one for the records! Our overwintered poppy trials were indisputably overshadowed by Amorpha. At over 6 feet tall, these plants put on a stupendous display topped with colossal single flowers in ivory with shredded pink edges. Typically short lived, the blooms make a dramatic show, lifting their bowed heads, cracking open, unfurling into full splendor, and dropping petals to produce enormous, long-lasting rattlepods. A sight to behold! Spring-sown plants typically reach 2–3 feet tall. Approximately 2,500 seeds per gram. Germination code: (4)