Back in 2000 or so, I grew brilliant red oriental poppies from seeds. This was an homage to my grandfather who grew them. I remember him saying that they don't transplant easily. That might be a false memory, so long ago. A few years ago, I tried transplanting the mature oriental poppy plants when they were dormant. The roots were woody and brittle, and broke off under ground. I planted them any way, and they grew and bloomed the next year.
Those original plants grew new tops from the deep roots. Last summer I dug them again, breaking them off as deeply as I could. I did that when they were fully dormant, mid summer, dried brown stems. The roots were about 9 inches long. I planted them in the perennial border around my garden.
Checking the garden now, there are healthy looking poppy plants at each site where I planted the transplants. This method works nicely. I expect they will bloom next summer.
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