Gregg Grant maroon poppy

  • Common Name: Gregg Grant maroon poppy
  • Botanical Name: Papaver laciniatum
  • Family Name: Poppy family
  • Type: annual
  • Zone Hardiness: 3–9
  • Height: 1 to 4ft
  • Width: 1 to 2ft
  • Blooms: Showy, often crinkled, doubled moroon petals
  • Bloom Time Months: Spring to early summer
  • Sun: Full sun
  • Leaves: Basal rosettes or finely dissected foliage; often gray-green or silvery
  • Maintenance: Low for beginners; deadheading spent flowers encourages additional blooms and removes any singles, reds, or anything not fully double and maroon
  • Tolerates: Drought, poor soils, and cool temperatures
  • Attracts: Bees and other pollinators
  • Texas Superstar: No
  • Texas Native: No
  • Invasive: No