tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post114903005567442263..comments2024-03-15T04:46:41.313-04:00Comments on Perennial Passion: A Few New BloomsDiana LaMarrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149640523920191482006-06-06T20:35:00.000-04:002006-06-06T20:35:00.000-04:00If I remember correctly, Shirley poppies are a sel...If I remember correctly, Shirley poppies are a selection of field poppies made by Reverend Shirley. True Shirley poppies have a thin edge of white.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149565992101719862006-06-05T23:53:00.000-04:002006-06-05T23:53:00.000-04:00Zoey, I'm thinking that the field and Shirley pop...Zoey, I'm thinking that the field and Shirley poppies are one and the same, but I could be wrong) and those look like Shirley poppies to me. I have some and they do seed themselves...sometimes too freely. When mine bloom I'll take a pic for you. I actually love them. They're so delicate and have lovely colors.<BR/>I have 2 oriental poppy plants that I just put in last year (orange). They'll be blooming soon. The plants are huge with lots of buds. I can't wait! They're surrounded by Johnny Jump Ups gone mad. I'll have to thin the latter. Talk about reseeding! But they bloom so early and are so pretty that I leave them there for a while.Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149416609634240942006-06-04T06:23:00.000-04:002006-06-04T06:23:00.000-04:00Kathy, I didn't realize that Papaver "rhoeas" was ...Kathy, I didn't realize that Papaver "rhoeas" was the annual poppy. I have seen the annual and that is definately not what I have.<BR/><BR/>Back to the drawing board...........Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149382687855955512006-06-03T20:58:00.000-04:002006-06-03T20:58:00.000-04:00The field poppies are annuals, and the leaves are ...The field poppies are annuals, and the leaves are different enough to be distinct from the Oriental poppies. I have seen both double and single Oriental poppies, and single and double field poppies, so I'm not sure you've solved your good poppy/bad poppy conundrum.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149116914546508252006-05-31T19:08:00.000-04:002006-05-31T19:08:00.000-04:00Karen, You must have the "good" poppies -- i.e. th...Karen, You must have the "good" poppies -- i.e. the oriental. The few nice clumps I have of those do not spread or seed either. I've tried to do both to get more of them, but no luck.<BR/>Now that I know the others are called "field poppies", I like them even less. I got rid of a lot of them last year (had to use RoundUP) and I think I will get rid of more this year.Diana LaMarrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324428666401187803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149115938352661952006-05-31T18:52:00.000-04:002006-05-31T18:52:00.000-04:00That's a great iris. I have trouble finding great-...That's a great iris. I have trouble finding great-looking small and medium irises. Most places have lots of the tall and giant ones. (Maybe the smaller ones just sell out really fast.)<BR/><BR/>My poppies don't spread or seed. The established plants just get bigger and more lush. I have never had <EM>any</EM> luck transplanting poppies, so I am amazed that you got yours from someone else. I envy your prolific poppies.Philosophical Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158346138596472638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149080912139755422006-05-31T09:08:00.000-04:002006-05-31T09:08:00.000-04:00I have the single and double poppies in my back fl...I have the single and double poppies in my back flowerbeds and every year I have to cut them down as soon as they finish flowering because if I let the seeds come out of the pod, I get thousands more growing the next year! lol Love your iris, so very intricate and beautiful flower!!Carole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149059711280641132006-05-31T03:15:00.000-04:002006-05-31T03:15:00.000-04:00I love your iris! Another plant I need to track do...I love your iris! Another plant I need to track down it would look great amoungst my purple and white iris.crazygrammahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12240039987927988986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149052423073527922006-05-31T01:13:00.000-04:002006-05-31T01:13:00.000-04:00Love the iris as I'm on an iris kick this year fro...Love the iris as I'm on an iris kick this year from planting the rhizomes I bought last fall. I still have 'Night Owl', the dark purple blooming. I think of 13-14 irises, only a few didn't bloom yet. They may be late bloomers.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00335147609261707774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6735463.post-1149033255040982932006-05-30T19:54:00.000-04:002006-05-30T19:54:00.000-04:00I think I just have the "good" single poppy that y...I think I just have the "good" single poppy that you have. It was growing here when we moved in. I have also seen a double one in other old gardens that seems to spread rather quickly, almost as if it were stoloniferous. I find it intriquing that you have three different kinds of Oriental poppy. It almost sounds like they are different strains.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106962533729909868noreply@blogger.com