Papaver rhoeas

Morning folks 👋🏼 up early, having some brekkie and ☕️, then I'm off for a spontaneous visit to RHS Wisley. These poppies are looking good, I let them self seed by the front door. #red #poppy

#wildflower

We have just picked up a new puppy and called her poppy 😍

Bora Da and it's a great day for Wales... Love RHS Wisley @richard.spicer.7906 we have quite a few poppies that self seed in the garden, not always in the right places either, but I have not got the ❤️ to pull them up 😊

Aw, great name for her too @katelisa 😊🐶

Morning @richard.spicer.7906.. Just lovely

@pooley , good morning too 👋🏼😀 - indeed, great result ⚽️👏🏼. I just let the poppies do their own thing, as they don't seem to bother other plants.

Morning @stephent 👋🏼😀👍🏼

Have a good day fella 😉😉

Morning Richard. Lovely day here at the mo so some gardening for me and hubby. Love poppies, very apt for Yesterday's 100 year anniversary of the Somne ❤️

Morning Rich have a good day out 😊

Lovely photo appropriate at this time (100th anniversary of the Somme)

These seedheads are full of new generations of poppies. Cut them off and empty the contents into a dry container, and sprinkle round the garden next spring 😀

Great tip thank you @richard.spicer.7906

Is that for all poppies? @richard.spicer.7906

Hi @play , definitely for those descended from the wild variety (Papaver rhoeas), and also the same for other annual varieties such as Papaver somniferum (opium poppy). I understand the Iceland poppy (Papaver nudicaule) can sometimes be grown as perennial, but usually as biennial and may be more difficult to self seed. The true perennial poppy (Papaver orientale) is better to grow by division of existing plants or root cuttings.

@play Another good annual and self seeder not directly linked to Papaver is the Californian Poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Hope that helps 😀

Many thanks @richard.spicer.7906 for the helpful tips. 😄

#poppy #seeds

I'm not sure about this one. It looks like it could be a type of poppy, but may have to wait to see it flower.

@kathy @justin @barbaramatthews do you have any ideas what this plant is. I'm sure Richard would be grateful of any assistance :)

I don't sorry...

It is of the poppy family

Thanks everyone. Definitely a poppy.

#poppy

#red