Oriental Poppy 'Princess Victoria Louise' (Papaver orientale)

This is one gorgeous poppy! Is it yours and if so do you have any seeds?

psilo... Thank you psilo. Yes it is my poppy, and no unfortunately I have not collected seeDs yet from them. They are suppose to bloom again in the fall, I will see if they do, and if so, perhaps I can gather some then.

OOOh would love to trade you for some if you do! I grow about 50 different varieities of poppies but I love the colour of yours :)

psilo... well then, I will do my best to save them! What colours/types do you have in your yard psilo?

well starshine. Ihave pure white going through every colour you can think of except blue and green to very dark plum. I have single flowers, semi doubles and full doubles. SOme are approx 12 inches high and some reach over 4 feet. Some are perennial and some are annuals. I only grow 2 varieites of Orientales though and they are picotee and Coral reef.

If you would like to view my photo gallery it can be seen here:

http://www.overthegardengate.net/garden/archives/category.asp?linkid=178&nm=Poppies

ohhhhh psilo I loveeee the "Laciniatum - Lilac form" I have never seen one like that before... spectacular!!!

Everyone seems to love that one Starshine not sure why really but I guess I am spoilt!

ohhh you have a wonderful collection of flowers... it must be fun doing it!

gardening is fun starshine! when i first started gardening I fell in love with hardy geraniums, because, being a complete novice they were the only things I did not kill! Then my experience grew and with it more knowledge. For years I was confined by space. But then I acquired alot of land and my thirst for the plants I always wanted to grow, grew!

Now I have large collections of hgs, poppies, aquilegias, campanulas, grasses and anything big! I love Gunnera and Darmera and now have the space to show them off at their best! I also want to plant more bog loving Iris and candalabra primulas that will lead into my wildlife pond. (when I get around to building it that is!)and I also want more Clematis too.

The thing with gardening is that there is always that next project around the cornor, that new plant that is about to open! It is a wonder and a joy and I love it!!

brightest of smiles it is fun psilo. I too started out like that, just a few plants in a yard I could finally enjoy. Moved em from the inside to the outside, and I enjoy each seasons change, and the colours that spring to life with it. My neXt goal is to redo the type of plants I have together. So that strong perenials will pick up where the bulbs fade off. It's interesting and enjoyable. yep... gotta' say... I love it too!!