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Sun, Sep 27, 09 at 11:59
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I am trying to grow some poppies from seeds. They are some sort of oriental poppy, I'm not sure what kind exactly. I got some seeds from my Gramma's poppies and planted them and they grew and I now have several nice plants in pots. She had the most gorgeous pink and orange ones in her yard, they were really huge too. Mine have bloomed and I have seen orange, red, pink and salmon colours so far. But the flowers are much much smaller than hers were. Will they get bigger each year? Any tips on having them survive the winter? We don't get super cold winters here and usually not much snow. I have been saving seed heads to get more seeds in case they do not survive (I have no way to get any more seeds from her flowers now). Any tips or information would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! |
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| If your grandma's poppies were a named variety, you may not get exactly the same flowers as the plants she grew. Oriental poppies are hardy to about Z3 so even if yours will winter in pots and not the ground, I think they should be fine. Moving the pots to semi-protected spot (up against the house, under an evergreen etc) would give them about a 1/2 zone of protection as would sinking the pots into the ground for winter but I don't think you need to be concerned in Z6. |
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