Breadseed Poppies - for their seeds
Breadseed poppies are unique in that the heads do not ‘open’ when the seed is ripe, so the seed doesn’t shake out in the wind – instead you can collect it for cooking, topping breads or pasta. (n.b. The rest of the plant is not edible – just the seeds)
Sokol breadseed poppy
Breadseed poppies are unique in that the heads do not 'open' when the seed is ripe, so the seed doesn't shake out in the wind – instead you can collect it for cooking, topping breads or pasta.
These beautiful poppies are 3ft tall, pale pink with pretty darker patches on their petals. Easily-grown, giving a lot of seed from a small space, this is the rare white-seeded type with a superior flavour.
White-seeded. One of our best-selling varieties.






