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| I have planted tons of annual poppy seeds last fall. The show is almost over, and seed heads are full of seeds that dry enough to be harvested.
Do I collect seeds, or allow nature take it's course? I do want poppies next year, but will the seed survive hot summer (zone 7b-8a)? Thank you. ~Natalie |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 10, 12 at 10:11
| i usually just go around whacking the heads.. and distributing the seed willy nilly .... i suggest you collect some in a regular white envelop.. a couple billion.. or a teaspoon or so.. lol ... and scatter the rest ... cover both bases.. as one might say ... i doubt heat.. under about 160 degrees.. the sterilization point.. will have any impact on the seed ... ken |
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| Thank you Ken! |
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- Posted by philosopher Zone 5a WI (My Page) on Mon, Jun 25, 12 at 17:14
| Since we are talking poppies, I am wondering whether people are seeding shirley poppies, california poppies, or something else? I have planted shirley poppies before and really loved them. This time I planted what I think are california poppies, and they are not doing as well. It's probably been a little too humid for them here in SE WI. Thanks for any recommendations! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 26, 12 at 8:15
| maybe because WI aint CA??? ... lol ... not much of an answer for phil.. but it amused me.. lol ... ken |
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- Posted by steelskies 5 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 26, 12 at 10:36
| Philosopher: Humid? In Wisconsin? We are near Milwaukee, and haven't had rain in ages. Everything is brown and dead, other than what I water. Where are you? I planted many poppy seeds and think I have 3 that are coming up. Very sad! And one of them is the plain single orange poppy that I have hundreds of and are taking over everything. I want the double pink, double purple, etc., but no luck there. |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Wed, Jul 4, 12 at 15:42
| I have but one poppy, 'Lauren's Grape' (papaver somniferum) and it reseeds quite readily. I enjoy not only the flower color, but the sage green foliage as well. I spread them where I want them in the fall but they usually pop up everywhere. Right now I probably have enough seed to start a bakery! 'Lauren's Grape'
tj |
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| tsugajunkie, Are your Laurens's Grape Poppies the perennial type? And do you collect seed for trading? I would love to have some of those for my "purple bed" that I started this year. It's still in the development/maturation stage and I have a lot of filling in to do. I need to fill both space, and try to increase the number of plants blooming during each week as the season progresses. Let me know. Thanks. Martha |
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| Oh Yeah... The ol' Wack a Poppy Game... That was My Brother and I's Job when We were Little... |
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| I collect some seed but have volunteers every spring. The seeds survive in my Gulf Coast garden, and we had a really hot drought last year, well over 100�F. Steelskies, humidity doesn't mean it's rained. |
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- Posted by tsugajunkie z5 SE WI (My Page) on Sat, Jul 7, 12 at 21:25
| Sent you an email, Martha. They are annuals. Some have been cut back here already as they browned up in the heat but most are still blooming or seed making. And yes, it has been hot and humid with no rain here to speak of. But the heat has broken and its a glorious night tonight. tj |
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