HI karla I would be interested thanks Barb

I've had great luck with both the annual and perennial poppies. That's one of the cool things about winter sowing, it seems to make the more fussy seeds less fussy thus greatly increasing success rates. Michelle

In my zone 7B Maryland garden, they bloom in late May to Early June (same schedule when direct seeded into the ground in late winter or self-seeding from the year before). There are a lot of the minor bulbs that would give you color early - Chionodoxia, Scilla, Erythronium, Iris reticulata and I. danfordiae, Muscari. Some other perennials for particularly early bloom - Hepatica, Viola, Bergenia, Heathers (Erica), Helleborus. - Steve

Mine look as you have all described. My question is. Does each plant just have one bloom per plant? So I should just leave the spent bloom on each plant so I can try to ws them again? Out of a few ws I have one that made it. Sort of strange b/c I have one plant of 3 different poppies. I have been watering my poppies b/c I so want to see them after the struggle I have had getting the ones I have. Bonnie : )