FoliageOriental Poppy
Papaver orientale
Oriental Poppy (Papaver orientale) is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 3-8, that matures to about 2-3 ft x 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect orange and red blooms in spring and summer. It attracts bees and pollinators, stands up well to drought and deer.
- USDA zones
- 3-8
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft x 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Gray-green
- Bloom color
- Orange, Red
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- Caucasus and Western Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Oriental Poppy is hardy to about -40°F (estimated from USDA zone 3), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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