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This has appeared in a pot in the garden...is it some sort of poppy?
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A poppy
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Lol...thanks VC, was going to pull it out but think I will just leave it and see what comes!sigpicComment
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I'd leave it too. Its probably one of the blowsy opium poppies
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Let it flower and set seed and you'll have hundreds of them next year.Comment
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Is that a good idea? Mother in law has the yellow ones and they appear everywhere...literally hundreds of them!Originally posted by WendyC View PostsigpicComment
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Before the seed pod ripens and splits tie a bag round it to catch all the seed then tip them all into a new pot for next year.
Next year you'll need 100s of bags.
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Oh- how lovely!
I have poppy envy.
Do post a piccie of it in flower please!
If you have any spare seeds, don't hesitate to send them to the seed swap will you???
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I lurve poppies!
bound to be a class in the virtual show you can enter it in if you photgraph it!Comment
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Thanks everyone, looking forward to seeing what it's like now!
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me too!
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Jay if VC is correct let me know if you need a hand to havest itOriginally posted by veggiechicken View PostI'd leave it too. Its probably one of the blowsy opium poppies
it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
Member of the Nutters Club but I think I am just there to make up the numbers
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Will do you are only down the road!
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Well here it is in all it's glory...beautiful. Wonder where it came from?
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Fantastic colour! What a luvly surprise
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