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    can someone ID this poppy please?

    Hi, any idea what type of poppy this is please? It appeared this year (didn't see it last year after we moved in) - large red or pink flowers, and wide leaves which had a more silvery tint to them earlier on (think they have deteriorated a bit now). The leaves are smooth, not hairy. Based on a google the flowers look a bit like orientales but the foliage doesn't match up... I'd mainly like to find out whether they are annuals or perennials, ie should I move them to a better location, or should I save and sow the seed?!
    thanks!!
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    Looks like an opium poppy to me. Opium poppy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Don't panic, they produce lovely flowers and seed freely.

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    • #3
      Definitely ordinary common opium poppy not an oriental. They have large blooms and green foliage. It's probably blown seed from other garden. They grow everywhere. I have them blowing everywhere.
      Last edited by VirginVegGrower; 04-10-2011, 10:52 AM.
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      • #4
        thanks - seeds it is then!

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