Papaver somniferum 'Black Beauty'

Frilly one again 💜💜

Love this one

@cyndi @charlotte thank you ladies I do like frilly ones some are just a few petals and others the doubles this is a fav 😄

So many petals

@kathy shame they are short lived only took that this morning and already petals have fallen

😧

Just a beauty 💜💜💜

@debrascott thank you hun 😊

@cyndi thank you 😊

Gorgeous Keely

@kathy thank you 😄

Well ya know I love this one 🖤❤️🖤

@rachelbrooks it's lovely but shame they only last a couple of days 😮

Tis innit 🙄

Last one this morning another frilly one about to emerge. Have a good fridaay peeps.

Gorgeous 😀

Love it 🖤❤️🖤

An apt name for this beauty

@greenhouse @rachelbrooks @kathy @LyndaClack thank you peeps 😊

Gorgeous 🖤🖤

@pelly thanks hun 😊

@gjones thank you 😊

Stunning Keely 👍😍

@susanhumphrey333 thanks hun

Such a rich colour 😍

@AlisaJ thanks Hun 😘

Striking this morning

Love the colour..👍🏼

Gorgeous 🖤🖤

Sure is a beauty 💕🐝💕

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom @juliesgarden @debs69 thank you the bees are all over fighting for it this morning 😁

@linfoster thanks Hun 😘

Lush lush lush! 🖤💜🖤

@rachelbrooks thanks sweetie 😘

I've got another one coming, aren't they fabulous 😍😍

@pelly yes Jane but still waiting for my candyfloss to open buds are huge though so can't wait 😄👍

@linfoster oh that's great Lin I didn't do blackcurrant fizz early enough with doing this one so may only have a couple of small ones this year def preferred that to this one I like my frillies 😄

#bestofjune

Morning peeps bit of #mondaymotivation sun's shining what more can we ask for. Don't forget the sunscreen it's going to be a hot one 💓 #sunshine #poppy #blackbeauty 💜💕💜 have a good one 😄

Fabulous photo Keely 😍😍

@pelly thanks Jane just looked out of window n spotted the photo opportunity 😊

@Keely enjoy your day 😎

@suerichards I will at 1 once works finished 😄

Morning Keely. Super shot 👌

Morning Keely 🌞

@fuschia @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom afternoon ladies wowsers it's hot back home from work sunbed time if can hack it!! 💛😄

@Keely good luck on that sun bed Keely I couldn’t do it...😚

I was always sunbathing when i was younger. Can't take the heat now 😉

@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom @fuschia lasted 5 minutes went to deadhead in shade 😂😵 was just nice at 4.30 onwards.👍

First bloom of 20 to open 👌💜

Lovely. But looks more aubergine than black 🤔

Superb 👌

Love the colour

Did you do the Candyfloss Peony poppy Keely?

@susanhumphrey333 yes Hun I did 10 of each all put in garden at different times so that I have a flow of them throughout Summer the Candyfloss should be next one to open if my plan worked 👍😁

@charlotte it's quite deep close up the outside is very dark 😄

@LyndaClack thank you 😄

@columbiariver thank you hun 😊

@struddles thank you was in middle of gardening turned round and it was there didn't even notice it 😮

@kathy it's a really rich colour looks nice with the white lace flower 😄

Mine aren't as good as last year. The ones in the garden failed miserably and I only have a few decent ones in a pot 😔

Cataloguing done from seed

Oooo I think I have these keely @keely haven’t even sowed them yet, think there’s still time 🤔 I hope 😘

@ukjohnny inspired by #chelseaflowershow last year in #sarahraven garden thought they were lovely had to get some 😄

@jadojado29 loads of time Suzie as we are colder up here I've sown earlier this year so they are established by May hopefully you can sow direct when it's warmer 😄

That’s a gorgeous poppy Keely. I find poppies very hard to germinate. Any tips?

@jendren I use a heat mat in the lounge to help them when sowing early, too cold outside it's the pricking out you have to be careful with as they don't like their roots disturbing so need to be really careful, if you buy good makes in poppies you shouldn't have a problem with them this is a new one to me so just hope it transplants easy enough 😐

Ooh and this one! Similar to the black currant fizz you gave me ❤️

@rachelbrooks thanks sweetie it's a new one for me 😄

@cyndi thank you hun 😄

That’s a great help Keely. I’ve been debating whether to buy a heated propagator - bought my brother one for Christmas should have kept it for me 😂 I’m trying the seeds from my Royal Wedding oriental poppy this year. Got some up so far so 🤞🏻