26 July 2007 Papaver Somniferum Flowers
http://chaeh.notlong.com/ 26 July 2007 Papaver Somniferum Flower pictures with Description.
These poppies were first grown in 2005 and I only had four types. This year several more types were planted and pictures were taken and the plants marked for seed collection. It appears naming conventions are most obscure, so I decided on a simple descriptive method, which is indicated on the photographs. Flowers last only one day, but one stalk has many flowers so new ones appear daily, and their beauty is unsurpassed.
Apparently bulk food poppy seeds are of the Papaver Somniferum variety. I will plant some next year for variations. Since I have become familiar with these poppies, I have seen them growing in many different locations. The vegetation is a ideal identifier, since all the Papaver Somniferum have identical vegetation. After the flower head disappears it is impossible to determine the flower type.
posted by Durgan @ 9:59 AM
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Excellent pictures. Thanks for sharing.
wow! these are beautiful! did you grow from seed? where did you get them? i would love to grow some of these, i'd really like to know where to find them...
thanks and keep up the great work!
I ordered a few seeds off the Internet about three years ago, and got some from a person growing some plants in Western Canda. He grows using bulk food poppy seeds, which are all Papaver somniferum, and gets some interesting varieties.
The peony types are very pretty, as are some of the single flower reds. The seeds apparently are viable for several years. The seeds are vey small, and a few will seed a large area.
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