tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post3278789424317914064..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: A Passion for a Plethora of Poppies, Part 2: Growing tipsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-79802032708770061352009-01-17T12:37:00.000-04:002009-01-17T12:37:00.000-04:00Jodi...The Poppy Queen! I love them, as you know,...Jodi...The Poppy Queen! I love them, as you know, and still haven't managed a Himalayan. (boo-hoo) I think I'll take a year off and not try this year, unless someone has them as cheap as Michigan Bulb did last year. They sent such nice plants and I killed them. They would have replaced them for free, but they ran out of them, so they just gave my money back. Great service, but I really want Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-48387964976052686922009-01-16T17:21:00.000-04:002009-01-16T17:21:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for posting about poppies. I've ...Thank you so much for posting about poppies. I've never had much success with them, but this year I'm going to try Welsh poppies (Meconopsis cambrica), so your post was very timely. I suddenly remembered that three gardens ago, I had a little clump of yellow Welsh poppies that seemed unkillable (just the kind of plant I like...) I'm going to try the variety called Frances Perry, which is red/Victoria Summerleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055381807236106596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-71258847559635974842009-01-16T06:12:00.000-04:002009-01-16T06:12:00.000-04:00A great tutorial Jodi so I expect to see poppies p...A great tutorial Jodi so I expect to see poppies popping up in many a blog later this year. ;-) I love the annual poppies best and it's always such a joy to see them pop up in many an unexpected place in my garden.<BR/><BR/>Have a nice weekend!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-47319868527377154102009-01-16T00:35:00.000-04:002009-01-16T00:35:00.000-04:00I love how gorgeous your red poppies look en masse...I love how gorgeous your red poppies look en masse. The red is so enchanting to me. Our Icelandic poppies are a "winter" flower around here. Our state flower is the California poppy. And red oriental poppies reseed year after year. All of them don't seem to mind the clay soil that is prolific in our region. <BR/><BR/>CindyCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-78556063319822992892009-01-16T00:22:00.000-04:002009-01-16T00:22:00.000-04:00Your poppies are so fabulous, Jodi! It's photos li...Your poppies are so fabulous, Jodi! It's photos like yours that remind me how much I love to see Iceland poppies and how little they like to grow here. I think our summers are too hot because mine always seem to poop out before their time. Another 3000 feet up in the mountains west of Denver they grow beautifully. Thanks for the daydream!LostRoseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586462466899344347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-27389571781838948252009-01-15T23:53:00.000-04:002009-01-15T23:53:00.000-04:00I would love to grow Poppies, but I don’t think th...I would love to grow Poppies, but I don’t think they’ll do well in our tropical heat.Rusty in Miamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269773686173984184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-3444419400288567112009-01-15T21:36:00.000-04:002009-01-15T21:36:00.000-04:00I've never met a poppy I didn't like :) They are ...I've never met a poppy I didn't like :) They are on my "must have someday very soon!" list.<BR/><BR/>AmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-58317861522113020702009-01-15T14:12:00.000-04:002009-01-15T14:12:00.000-04:00After reading your last post, I peeked at Parks to...After reading your last post, I peeked at Parks to see what they offered. One really caught my eye, Park's Peony Poppy Flemish Antique. It has a many petaled bicolor bloom in pink and ivory. You can bet I'll give it a try next spring.<BR/>MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36034625633252626102009-01-15T13:49:00.000-04:002009-01-15T13:49:00.000-04:00oooohhh...beauties galore! Your whole post was so ...oooohhh...beauties galore! Your whole post was so informative! I've tried to grow poppies but they just don't flower for me. Perhaps I need a different spot to put them in...I just don't know.<BR/>All of your photos and explanations are awesome:)<BR/>Love the poppies in any color...like the idea of spreading seed all over and NOT having to thin it out:) Might try that!<BR/>The BLUE is beyond Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844013803699228989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-15555953880713269552009-01-15T11:34:00.000-04:002009-01-15T11:34:00.000-04:00Jodi, I, too, have bookmarked this page so I can c...Jodi, I, too, have bookmarked this page so I can come back to it this spring. Thanks for all the great tips; I would love to be able to grow a few of these beauties in my garden.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-15613692966549712592009-01-15T10:31:00.000-04:002009-01-15T10:31:00.000-04:00Okay, you convinced me. I'll give them a try in ho...Okay, you convinced me. I'll give them a try in honor of you in my veggie garden area. I think that is about the only spot that gets 4-6 hours of sun. Thanks for the info!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-43430002110237429712009-01-15T03:19:00.000-04:002009-01-15T03:19:00.000-04:00Jodi, I am ear marking these posts so I can come b...Jodi, I am ear marking these posts so I can come back when it's time to start sowing seeds. In the mean time I am going to figure out an area for them. Good drainage, light shade part of the day, and don't move them once they've sprouted. Hmmm, will really have to get creative to find a site like that.<BR/><BR/>Your knowledge of poppies is amazing. Thank you so much for the gorgeous pictures and beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-86926590132376667532009-01-14T22:58:00.000-04:002009-01-14T22:58:00.000-04:00Fabulous and inspiring. I'm starting some poppies...Fabulous and inspiring. I'm starting some poppies in my winter sowing area. Hope it will work. I love them. Thanks...Ellen at kirbyplant.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-6476927170740642372009-01-14T21:58:00.000-04:002009-01-14T21:58:00.000-04:00I have always craved poppies in my garden but afte...I have always craved poppies in my garden but after this wonderful poppy tutorial and your stunning photos, I think I might be happy if only poppies bloomed to delight me! I realize even more how much we have missed you, Jodi. Thank you for sharing your wealth of knowledge.joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-83976240200450795252009-01-14T20:58:00.000-04:002009-01-14T20:58:00.000-04:00I'm simply echoing all the other comments, Jodi --...I'm simply echoing all the other comments, Jodi -- this has been a wonderful tutorial and introduction (for poppy virgins like me!) to a most beautiful flower. :) Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-42384409017503760322009-01-14T19:13:00.000-04:002009-01-14T19:13:00.000-04:00Hi Jodi, what a great tutorial about poppies you h...Hi Jodi, what a great tutorial about poppies you have written. And I so want that new mixed up genes poppy too! We have the somniferum here, given seeds by neighbors with the pinks and reds, some doubles, that come up in the oddest places, but we allow them to flower and save the seed. It is still the self sowns that do the best. I admire your Iceland poppies, along with the blue of course, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-58545011334663691202009-01-14T18:59:00.000-04:002009-01-14T18:59:00.000-04:00Fantastic assortment jodi. Poppies are one of the ...Fantastic assortment jodi. Poppies are one of the few annuals that I desire because they look so incredible and your post increases my awe of them. Cheers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-7302223726973331992009-01-14T18:58:00.000-04:002009-01-14T18:58:00.000-04:00Thanks for this great poppy rundown. I do live in ...Thanks for this great poppy rundown. I do live in a hot-summer climate, and can report that if you don't sow seed in fall or early winter, they will die an early death. I also learned about two new poppies - hadn't run into the Spanish poppy, now I'll look - and the Superpoppy, thanks to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-36849704896776684252009-01-14T18:41:00.000-04:002009-01-14T18:41:00.000-04:00Jdi,Your poppies are lovely and I sure wish I coul...Jdi,<BR/><BR/>Your poppies are lovely and I sure wish I could get them established here..maybe your technique of tucking a new one here and there will work! I Thanks, GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-88066452164309558492009-01-14T17:39:00.000-04:002009-01-14T17:39:00.000-04:00Thanks for the poppy series. Wonderful photos, as ...Thanks for the poppy series. Wonderful photos, as usual.<BR/><BR/>One poppy that I have successfully grown is the Spanish poppy (papaver rupifragum). If you keep it deadheaded you will get small yellow flowers from July to after the first hard frost. It will also self seed.<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>Herb Fraser,<BR/>Chester NSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com