DG Site Updates: Poppies, 1 by bluespiral

bluespiral wrote:
With about 25 genera and approximately 200 species, there's a lot more to this flower than is commonly known.

Also, the poppy has occupied a large part of the human heart as evidenced by its place in art history (see my beginning notes in my thread: http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/566811/ , the Feb 7, 2006 post entitled "ART HISTORY" and scroll down to POPPIES).

A passion for poppies is a natural for anyone smitten with morning glories, since these two flowers can often share the same spot, with some annual poppies like P. rhoeas being sown about 4 - 6 weeks before the last spring frost date and some annual morning glories being sown a couple of weeks later a little behind where you sowed the poppies.

I would love a poppy forum, too.

this image is labeled in my files:
HuysumJanvan_Flowers_cgfa_1722
from: http://www.artcyclopedia.com/
Where it says "enter artist's name", type in Jan van Huysum and hit enter
Scroll down to "Pictures from Image Archives" and click on "Jan van Huysum at CGFA"