A glorious biennial for the mixed border poppy 39gartenzwerg39 has beautiful papery blooms in coral pink and red the flowers of this papaver nudicaule appear earlier than most gracing beds with their shimmering beauty during late spring this icelandic or arctic poppy loves sunshine and well45drained soil and not only does it look great in the garden but wonderful in a vase too33 the flowers have upright stems which make them perfect for cutting just sear the ends over a naked