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Saturday, May 17, 2008

Blue Poppy


Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia) is beautiful and a true blue. A must have for any garden but sometimes hard to grow.

20 comments:

Small City Scenes said...

Himalayan Blue Poppy






This attractive plant has loose rosettes of light bluish green leaves and striking saucer-shaped blue flowers in summer. It is considered a challenge to grow by even the most experienced gardeners but is worth the effort. The amazing blue flower color is a traffic stopper. Best grown in partial shade in a sheltered location in cool, moist, well-drained soil. Deciduous. May be short-lived, particularly in sodden winter soils. Native to thickets in the Himalayan Mountains. Hardy to 0 degrees F. Papaveraceae

Beemoosie said...

Ohhh...I discovered poppies a two summers ago and fell in love. That blue is terrific!!
Oh, yes, school coming to an end is another happy!! I am SUCH a homebody, and this time of year with sports and such the house gets a wee bit out of control, so time off is much appriciated!!

Have a great weekend!
B

Pat - Arkansas said...

Beautiful flower. Lovely photo!

bobbie said...

This is incredible! I've never seen one like it. Love poppies! I may try this one.

George Townboy said...

What a gorgeous picture!!

You an expert on flowers; is it because of your hobby or are you a trained horticulturist?

Fantastic photographer, too!! You have it all going.

I asked you a question about the mares in one of my posts today.

dot said...

It's such a pretty color. I saw some poppies beside the road yesterday but they were a reddish color.

Jane Hards Photography said...

Never seen a blue poppy so this is a wonderful image for me today.

Janice Thomson said...

Fantastic photo MB! Such a gorgeous blue.
I had one but the winters are too wet here and it died.

Uma por Dia said...

It really must be a traffic stopper! Wow

Lynette said...

How absolutely beautiful! I also enjoyed browsing your recent posts. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

Louis la Vache said...

It must be poppy season! Mme. la Vache got these poppies and Chuck Pefley got this one!.

"Louis" will post an update at Mme. la Vache's poppy photo linking to yours.

KOSTAS said...

Splendid photograph, never I did not see this poppy, only in photographs!
Him they visit honey bees?

Anonymous said...

Stunning-looking flower.

Paz

Jim Klenke said...

The blue looks great. I dont think I have seen a poppy that color.

Lady Di Tn said...

MB
I love blue flowers and this one is a show stopper. How very beautiful. I may try to find some seeds to see if this farm girl can grow them. Peace.

EG CameraGirl said...

We can't grow them here. Not enough like the Himalayas, I'm afraid. ;-) They don't like our hot, humid summers. Plus our winters go to minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

In Canada, they grow well in western British Columbia and on Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula.

But I grow lots of other poppies! ;-)

Tom said...

Never seen such a poppy as this before.. beautiful

Tom said...

Never seen such a poppy as this before.. beautiful

smilnsigh said...

Wow!!! I've never even heard of a blue poppy!!!!!!

Mari-Nanci
Smilnsigh
Photos-City-Mine

raf said...

A big WOW....what a beauty! Haven't seen or heard of a blue poppy. Excellent photo, MB, of such a gorgeous rarity.
Again, thanks for your visits and comments over this way while we've been traveling. Much appreciated.
Congrats to your June graduate as well!