It is actually called Papaver orientale ‘Patty’s Plum’ and is lovely enough to ... P somniferum – the Opium poppy – is the one that arrives in your garden without having been planted ...

Patty’s Plum has now spread-eagled herself across ... Papaver somniferum, the opium poppy, is also a welcome visitor to the garden. A lovely double salmon pink one arrived via the birds a ...

Oriental Poppy Papaver Orientale 'Patty's Plum' with its blousy ruffled blooms of plum-coloured crepe make this Oriental Poppy a show-stopping garden beauty. The classic, hardy perennial garden ...

One of the best is Patty's Plum and this mauve-plum poppy has an equally bizarre history. It was rescued from Mrs Patricia Marrow's compost heap (circa 1995) by Sandra Pope, who gardens at Hadspen ...

Considered the younger sister of the firm Chelsea favourite 'Patty’s Plum’, the stout ... Rain and wind won’t ruffle this poppy, which rarely needs staking. Grows to 2ft 6in (75cm) tall.