May 192010
I love Poppies!
This spring we are making a new flower bed just for my Poppies. We rarely used our big fire pit so we have filled it with dirt and are planting Poppies in it.
I have started over 20 different Poppies from seed so this should be fun! Please bare with me as this is work in progress until some of the Poppies bloom.
Transplanting Poppies – My Experience.
I transplanted my Poppy plants outside in the Spring when they were still very small. Most of them survived just fine. The well established Oriental Poppies that I moved around in my flower beds barely survived. Hopefully they will do better for me the next season. A few of the Poppy plants that I purchased from local Garden Centres survived okay but didn’t produce flowers their first year.
To enjoy your Poppies in a bouquet cut them just before they open and singe the bottom of the stem with a burning candle.
| Alpine Poppy Papaver alpinum hybirds |  |  |
| Black Beauty - Peony Poppy 'Papaver somniferum' Annual - Full Sun Height 3' - Spacing 1' Attracts Bees & Butterflies Blooms in Summer |  |  |
| California Poppy 'Eschscholtzia californica' Hardy Annual - Self Seeds - Full Sun Height 12-18" - Spread 6-8" Attracts Bees Blooms Spring to Fall |  |  |
| Celandine Poppy or Wood Poppy 'Stylophorum diphyllum' Perennial - Zone 4-8 Partial to Full Shade Height 12-18" - Spacing 12-18" - Attracts Bees & Butterflies Blooms early Spring and Summer |  |  |
| Champagne Bubbles 'Papaver Nudicaule' Perennial - Zone 2-7 - Full Sun Height 18-24" - Spacing 18" Attracts Bees & Butterflies Blooms Spring & Summer |  |  |
| Double Spanish Tangeriine Gem 'Papaver rupifragum Poppy' |  |  |
| Fringed Pink Poppy |  |  |
| Iceland Poppy 'Papaver nudicaule' Biennial - Zone 2-9 - Full Sun Height 18" - Spacing 12" Attracts Bees & Butterflies Blooms Spring & Summer |  |  |
| Ladybird or Flanders Poppy 'Papaver commutatum' Annual - Full Sun Height 12-18" - Spacing 12-18" Attracts Bees Blooms Spring - Summer |  |  |
| Oriental Poppy - Papaver oriental Perennial |  |  |
| Pink Peony Poppy 'Papaver somniferum' |  |  |
| Princess Victoria Louise Poppy 'Papaver orientale' Perennial - Zone 3-8 Height 2-3' - Spacing 12-18" Full/Partial Sun Attracts Bees, Butterflies & Hummingbirds Blooms Late Spring - Early Summer |  |  |
| Purple Lilac Wonder Poppy |  |  |
| Red Peony Poppy 'Papaver somniferum' Annual - Full Sun Height 3' - Spacing 1' Attracts Bees & Butterflies Blooms in Summer |  |  |
| Setigerum Poppy - Wild Opium Poppy 'Papaver somniferum' Annual - Full Sun Photo Compliments of - http://www.stridvall.se/la/galleries.php |  |  |
| Swansdown Poppy 'Papaver somniferum' Annual - Full Sun Height 2-3' - Spacing 9-12" Attracts Bees & Butterflies Blooms Mid Summer |  |  |
| Venus Poppy |  |  |
| White Cloud Poppy |  |  |
Wonderful! I love Poppies, too. The ones that I have tried [very limited] have not liked being transplanted; so I am waiting untl I have my Perennial bed finished. It is also a work in porgress.
I have been extremely busy planting everything imaginable. I have been trying to take good pictures as I go. I need to find out from you how you want pictures posted here. I am not aquainted at all with how blogs work. I am more used to groups with albums to fill, so when I figure it out and have more time to be online, maybe I can contribute more.
I always look forward to your input and will be watching with great interest.
There is a website called Dave’s Garden that has a lady there who is a Poppy expert~I think that her name there is Poppy Sue. Very beautiful flowers! Happy Gardening!
Hey! Excellent info on the poppies – thanks!
I have a sentimental attachment to poppies because my mom was a huge fan of her large oriental poppies. She grew many varieties of annual poppies as well as the big orange-red perennials.
Love the black peony poppy.
I have one that just flowered today. Don’t know what kind it is though.
Love the californian buttery yellow and our good old english cornfield natives but am not that good at starting anything off from seed – after germination, it all becomes a bit hit or miss. Anyt tips?
thank you for all the info re the wildlife
all the best
Laura
Hi,
Has anyone ever tried placing orgonite beside their vegetables or plants during germination?
I came across this article from a newspaper which reports a gardener producing giant vegetables simply by using Orgonite.
well worth the read. I am curious what you think of this and if anyone has tried it already with positive results.
http://www.howtomakeorgone.com/miracle-of-giant-veggies-contd
Diloris