Northeast Gardening: and they call it poppy love , 1 by jep2075

jep2075 wrote:
All so beautiful!! But I must share one of the 50 or so photos I took of what one would call poppies on major steroids! They were truly the most beautiful things I have yet to seen in my only 4 years of gardening. Although I gave them a dusting of spring wake up fertilizer in April, the 3 plants I planted last fall happen to be at the bottom of a hill driveway where I created a flower bed hoping the soil had enough drainage not to cause problems. Every time it rains thats where it all ends up but I built it up a bit with railroad ties so the water is entering from below and not flooding the actual plants. Like I said I fertilized with Epsoma general garden spread added a handful of compost and some perlite around each plant and BAM, 7' stalks with blooms like huge chalices. It was supernatural! The best of all I finally got the color I had most desired ... salmon/pink with purple interior. Took the photos at the break of dawn for the best light. Enjoy ! What a show!