Perennials: Now that we have it...., 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
rutholive, you'd probaably find the birds would eat the poppy seeds! Now if they were under the snow.........

Spring is around the corner, but have you noticed how poppies seem to appear very quickly once spring arrives? The annual P somniferum springs up so quickly, I have them every year but they are in my vegetable patch so I can't leave them, if some are in a place that doesn't matter I do leave them.

The orientals grow again from the autumn, then the moles dig around them to get worms hiding amongst their roots, I have some working actively now. Just got to try to remember they have to eat too!

One of my P o. pizzicato is a screaming fiery orange red, quite a sight! I sometimes find myself thinking it doesn't tone with the others and I should move it, but then I like the effect of something so in your face it has to be good!