my poppies
I have poppies bursting out all over, some are the wild spreading California poppy ,yellow, of which I have loads, everywhere. Some are Oriental poppies, which I have in front and back yard, fragile pink flowers. And my most recent arrival is Papaver Somniferum ,also known as "opium" poppies...strictly ornamental here of course. We got seeds from a friendly acquaintance in the San Juan islands a few years ago and I planted them last year. They have had great growth this year and now are beginning to flower. They are beautiful but fragile, blooms only lasting days. Fortunately the plants have multiple buds that open one after the other, for continuous color. Here is their life cycle in my garden so far this year.
they start a light green and look like something from outer space
they have multiple stalks and buds...all this from tiny little seeds
then they burst out of the pods and display their true colors
then into full color mode
all too soon the flowers fall, but seeds will follow
but I have many more, one falls away and more are there to take it's place
and the new icon I have reminds me of an OS (original series) Star Trek episode...can you geeks out there think of it?
they start a light green and look like something from outer space
they have multiple stalks and buds...all this from tiny little seeds
then they burst out of the pods and display their true colors
then into full color mode
all too soon the flowers fall, but seeds will follow
but I have many more, one falls away and more are there to take it's place
and the new icon I have reminds me of an OS (original series) Star Trek episode...can you geeks out there think of it?