two years ago, i blogged about this, which means i've been attempting to grow these flowers for four summers now. a friend has amazing success growing beautiful giant pink poppies and she keeps me in a yearly supply of seed, which i (now) faithfully plant according to her directions - always to no avail. but apparently this year, i've had some success as i find these spent pods tucked in the garden behind some taller and fuller perennials. the bad news is this: i totally missed the flowers. even though they must have been awfully tiny and hidden behind other garden greenery, i bet, for a few fleeting days, they were really pretty.
30 July 2010
here & gone
two years ago, i blogged about this, which means i've been attempting to grow these flowers for four summers now. a friend has amazing success growing beautiful giant pink poppies and she keeps me in a yearly supply of seed, which i (now) faithfully plant according to her directions - always to no avail. but apparently this year, i've had some success as i find these spent pods tucked in the garden behind some taller and fuller perennials. the bad news is this: i totally missed the flowers. even though they must have been awfully tiny and hidden behind other garden greenery, i bet, for a few fleeting days, they were really pretty.
Next time . . . next time
ReplyDeleteSad to have missed them! I love poppies but have never had any success with growing them - and yet they grow wild everywhere, maybe I'm trying too hard
ReplyDeleteI love poppies. Haven't heard of pink ones. They are a big butterfly draw. Mine tend to grow wherever they want even though I plant them in a certain spot. Well, I used to. Now I let them breed as they please. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteMaybe they'll spread some more. I found another mysteriously planted pansy in the lawn yesterday. That's the second one this year. :-) Love it when the Father gives us these special gifts.
ReplyDeleteHidden blossoms are rarely my problem. It is usually no blossoms.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should try wild poppies. They are a little bit hardier and easier to get to bloom. We had them all over the place this summer.
ReplyDeleteOh no, to miss them. Oh well, your photo is still very beautiful
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