Himalayan Blue Poppy

ian_bc_north

20 years ago

Himalayan Blue Poppy.

Opened last night in my garden.

Ian

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Comments (5)

gmom74
20 years ago
That's lovely. It looks crepe papery.
bigack
20 years ago
Love those! I've always wanted one, haven't found one around here yet.
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juanital
20 years ago
I'm so jealous! Got a pack of those from TM last year and nothing came from it...That is beautiful...
How long did it take to grow like that? Did you start from seed or buy a starter from greenhouse?
juanita
ian_bc_north
Original Author
20 years ago
Hi Juanita,
That plant is different from my other blue poppies, earlier and larger flowered.
I suspect that I got it as a starter from a perennial plant sale fundraiser.
They take years to get to flowering size.
My other blue poppies I got from a local nursery.
They like the climate here. They do poorly where the summers are hot.
Fresh seed sprouts readily, unfortunately a lot of commercial seed is not fresh.
You could check out the seed exchange in the GardenWeb garden forums.
The US government seems to be sticky about sending seed into the US.
Ian
cherbo
20 years ago
Wow, that's gorgeous!

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