Madcap Laughs poppy mix

[jason]

Did many others grow Alan's poppy blend this year? What was the outcome? I got all Papaver rhoeas plants. Mostly pinks and reds. They were nice, but I was hoping some of the bigger flowered somniferums would pop up too. Here are some pictures:

[Jim]

no but I want to grow it next season if I get some seed.

[Alan]

Nice picks Jason. There should have been a lot of somniferums in the mix. Perhaps they will come up for you next year. Hardly any of mine came up this year, I think I waited to long to plant them and I think they need stratification. I'm hoping somebody will send me back another small sample this year. I think Johno had good luck with them. We will have to ask him what all he got. If you read this Johno, let me know if you got to save any seed, I'd like to have a small sample to play with.

[flowerpower]

I actually didn't grow any poppies this yr. I don't think I started them early enough either I did grow out some of the Sunflower Mix though. Alan, I can send you back some seed if you need it.

[johno]

I got pretty much what you see in Jason's pictures. I did save seeds.

[jason]

That's interesting johno. I was wondering if maybe I hadn't sown them early enough, even though it was mid winter. I saved some seeds too. They are really really small!

[Alan]

That is really strange, there should have been a great mix of everything in there!

Maybe they will come up next spring! If not, I'm starting my poppy collection over anyhow, so one way or another I'll get that diversity back in the collection.


It's just been a crap year for me.

[ottawagardener]

Nice poppies. I remember the year I tossed poppy seed from the bulk barn into the soil. They came up big and purple, beautiful and I discoverd they were of course: somniferums

[jason]

Yeah somniferums, probably what people call tazzies, the tasmanian variety.