{"product_id":"papaver-white-swan","title":"Papaver White Swan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePapaver White Swan\u003c\/strong\u003e has dreamy white to soft cream petals, feathered and finely frilled.  I immediately think of the classic ballerina skirts from a production of Swan Lake I saw as a child. In the case of White Swan those petals form dense yet delicate pom-poms that float on impossibly slender stems.  Like those ballerinas, they have a hidden strength that lets them sway in the breeze.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🌸 Flowering: summertime\u003cbr\u003e📏 Height: to 90cm\u003cbr\u003e🌿 Annual \u003cbr\u003e💧 Drought tolerant once roots are established\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSow:\u003c\/strong\u003e in prepared ground where they are to flower, during March to June.  Lightly rake to cover the seeds (it’s a bit like tickling them in). Germination usually takes about 3 weeks. Alternatively, you can sow August to October (protect these in colder and wetter places with cloches over the winter) to flower in the following late spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrow: \u003c\/strong\u003ethin to 20-30cm apart so young plants have room to grow. Flowering is in the summer. Collect the pods when they have dried or leave some to self-seed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy: \u003c\/strong\u003eI’m drawn to these because of the memory they trigger. Sometimes that’s reason enough to grow something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🏡 In your garden\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e•    Cottage and informal gardens\u003cbr\u003e•    Naturalistic planting such as meadows\u003cbr\u003e•    Gravel gardens and prairie planting\u003cbr\u003e•    Flower borders and beds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e✂️ Cut flower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e•    Fresh vase life 2 to 3 days\u003cbr\u003e•    Cut in the cracking bud stage and sear the ends in boiling water for several seconds.\u003cbr\u003e•    The seed pods are decorative, fresh or dried.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e🍴 Edible\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e•    Only the fully dried mature seed is edible. When the pods are completely dry the seeds can be tipped out.\u003cbr\u003e•    Used in bread and cakes\u003cbr\u003e•    ‘White Swan’ is a specific cultivar of the breadseed poppy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e💡 Did you know?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e•    Moonflower is an old regional name for white poppies, recorded particularly in Somerset and Devon. It seems wonderfully suited to White Swan, with those pale petals catching the evening light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e⚠️ CAUTION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly fully mature seed collected from completely dried pods is edible. The rest of the plant is harmful if eaten.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MoreVeg Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67598507770132,"sku":"FLWPWS","price":0.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0918\/3133\/7236\/files\/PapaverWhiteSwan.jpg?v=1790754841","url":"https:\/\/moreveg.co.uk\/products\/papaver-white-swan","provider":"MoreVeg Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}