Texas Gardening: Poppy Report, 1 by podster

podster wrote:
All right! The first bloom started to open but I didn't get to see it as I was off to work. The next one got pummeled by wind and rain and hail!
Today, while I was outside and enjoying the day I was delighted to find this! These seeds waited patiently for many, many years just to bloom.

They were given to me by a man in his 70s. His Mother had grown them when he was around 10. When she died, he found a bag of seeds in her freezer and gave me a start of them. I have kept them for four or five years and never remember to plant them at the right time. Thanks to y'all, I managed this year but never expected to see anything... WOW!