![]() While there are also perennial poppies – specifically Oriental poppies - that come back year after year, today’s focus is on annual poppies. Flanders, Shirley and Hungarian breadseed poppies fall into this category. Until recently, I had no idea what I’d been missing.Īnnual plants are those that grow, bloom, set seed and die in a single growing season. Why haven’t I grown annual poppies before? This thought has been echoing in my brain lately, every time I admire the stunning poppies that are currently blooming in my garden. I detailed that unusual method in a video last winter so if you missed it, you’ll want to click on the link in the previous sentence.įor this week’s video, I thought I’d continue with the floral theme by showing you how our year-old pollinator garden is doing: The interesting thing is that I decided to start the seeds using the winter sowing method. Left: ‘Sissinghurst White’ Right: ‘Amazing Grey’Īnd here’s the poppy that started all this! ‘Ladybird’, which my friend and I admired at Great Dixter in England 2 years ago: If you follow me on Facebook, you’ve probably seen some of my posts showing their gorgeous blooms, but I’m including photos of each of them here as well. ![]() Once I looked through the Select Seeds catalog, I quickly ordered ‘Amazing Grey’, ‘Sissinghurst White’ and ‘Danish Flag’ ( photo at left). I was so excited about growing them in my garden that I suddenly decided I should grow other varieties as well. ( you can read the text of the story at the bottom of this blog post if you’re unable to view it online at )Īs I explain in my column, a friend shared some ‘Ladybird’ poppy seeds with me. Oh my, they are so lovely! That’s the topic of today’s garden column, which you can read in The Spokesman-Review: Poppies are poppin’ up everywhere, add beauty to gardens. This year, I’ve been growing annual poppies.
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