Annuals: Does anyone grow POPPIES ?, 0 by brendak654

brendak654 wrote:
Loretta,

In person - per you question - mine are RED. I try to keep them that way by taking out the less desirable colors. I\'m sure yours were BRILLIANT when blooming at their peak and at first I thought they were the Ornamental Poppy. Mine are more single petaled.

I also have this poppy with I call my \"Mayme Poppy\" as I got the start from my grandmother years ago. That\'s how they reseed over time (like heirloom) and I\'m talking years. I always feel that if I have at least one poppy to bloom and seed, I will always have poppies. This year I saved seed from this one (below) and made Lemon Poppyseed Bread and boy was it yummy. Guess they are breadseed poppies.

I just got back from the city part where I spread some of their seed next to building where I help maintain the landscape, in hopes of some spectacular blooms (work free - as in smarter not harderr) next spring. If so, that will be quite the surprise.

Keep right on gardening!