I don't really have much to say, even though I have a lot of poppies planted in front of the house. Not all of them actually bloom though! (I've yet to figure out why.)
If I had to start from scratch, I would not plant all different kinds of poppies so close together. It can be very hard to pick out the subtle differences between them. Well, some differences are obvious, of course.
Somewhere in my collection I'm supposed to have a 'Patty's Plum' (dark purple, planted in 2003), 'Turkenlouis' (fringed, planted 2004), 'Pinnacle' (red/white, planted 2004). None of these has ever bloomed.
Here are some of the different poppy blooms I do have (just don't ask me what variety they are, because I don't really know):
Small, Light Orange, Lacking Black Centres
Candy Pink (Possibly 'Manhattan'?)
Light Purple
White-Edged Poppy (Just Opened)
White-Edged Poppy (Old)
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The orange poppies that get white edges as they age are different in that they have purple centres instead of dark black. They are also a bit smaller than the black-centred poppies.
I still have one poppy plant whose bud has not yet bloomed, and two plants that have leaves but no sign of flowers. Maybe I'll finally see a Patty's Plum or a Turkenlouis this year.
Well, I can dream, can't I?
4 comments:
My favorite the light purple!
Hi Karen,
If you plant seeds it takes 2 years for the poppies to bloom if they're P. orientale - the big ones with dark centers. Great photos. I just posted some pics of mine too. Ours are about done only one or two still blooming.
The poppies are magnificent. Love your photos. Mine have just begun to bloom.
Our weather has been wet for so many days now I'm beginning to forget what sunshine looks like!
I love the photos as always Karen, The garden is coming along so beautifully. I too have a few poppy plants with no buds.
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