Cheerful ruffled blooms on sturdy stems make this poppy a natural for cutting—the flowers hold well in a vase and seem to multiply the more you harvest. Sow seed directly into garden beds in fall for spring color, and they'll germinate over the cool months ahead.

Reach 24 inches tall with fine, feathery foliage that's attractive even before the flowers open. Plant where drainage is good, as poppies despise wet feet.