Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Grape Poppies at Last!

I tried to grow Lauren's Grape poppies unsuccessfully several times last year. This year I finally have 3 plants going strong and two just bloomed yesterday! Sorry, just can't wait for Bloom Day this month...





The plants are much taller and wider than I expected from the packet info. The blossoms are also larger than I'd hoped and a perfect red wine color! The pics don't do them justice, they are much more purple in person. Even Photoshop couldn't help me show the proper coloring *sigh*. Very happy again today :)

6 comments:

  1. Yay! I love poppies. And now that you've bloomed them once, you'll have them forever. Poppies are never happier than when they self seed.

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  2. Beautiful! I need to try this one.

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  3. WOW. They are stunning - just gorgeous! I love poppies too and hope to be able to grow some now that I have a yard! This one is really lovely - must make you smile every time you walk past or look out your window. :)

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  4. Beautiful poppies! They just look as if they twirl and spin as a dancer would! Happy GBBD!

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  5. Beautiful poppies! They just look as if they twirl and spin as a dancer would! Happy GBBD!

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  6. Beautiful! I need to try this one.

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