Double Tangerine Gem Spanish Poppy

Double Tangerine Gem is a named Spanish poppy selection with orange flowers and fernlike foliage. It suits a sunny rock garden or the front edge of a border, where its airy flower stems can rise above a low leafy mound. [Sooner Plant Farm](https://www.soonerplantfarm.com/plant/spanish-poppy-double-tangerine-gem) lists it for USDA Zones 6–9 and gives a mature size of 22–24 inches tall by 16–18 inches wide. ## Flowers and foliage The RHS describes a clump-forming, short-lived perennial with deeply lobed green leaves and orange flowers on slender stems. Flowering can continue from late spring into late summer when faded flowers are removed regularly. [RHS plant profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/178580/papaver-rupifragum-double-tangerine-gem/details) ## Garden placement Use this poppy in full sun in a rock garden or as edging along a sunny border. The RHS lists chalk, clay, loam and sandy soils for the plant; Sooner Plant Farm also suggests gravel, containers and alpine troughs. Its open flowers and fernlike leaves bring a lighter texture to the front of a planting. [RHS plant profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/178580/papaver-rupifragum-double-tangerine-gem/details) · [Sooner Plant Farm](https://www.soonerplantfarm.com/plant/spanish-poppy-double-tangerine-gem) ## Maintenance Remove faded flowers to extend the bloom period. This is a short-lived perennial and may self-seed modestly, so allow seed to mature only where additional seedlings are welcome.