Congrats! How pretty :)

I have several large buds on my plants, so it won't be long now.

By the way, how are you feeling?

I'm feeling fine. Was hurting pretty good for the remainder of the evening, but was like nothing ever happened when I woke up the next morning! I'll be calling my doctor tomorrow for the results.

This morning, I looked out and saw my very first poppy bloom! It is a breadseed poppy from seed I got from Trudi's site. I looked at this same plant last night, and the buds seemed really tightly closed, so it was a nice surprise.

How long do they poppies bloom? I've got a bunch scattered around the farm. I haven't grown them before. They are beautiful in bloom!

Last year my bird sown Shirley Poppy stood 4.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide and was loaded in double pink blooms....each bloom lasted only about 2 days but were quickly replaced by more!
This peony poppy was the same....I looked out this morning and all the petals were scattered about, but noticed lots more buds....YEAH!
BTW Called into find out about my results and they said a few more days...argh!

Vera

That's annoying having to wait a few more days. You'd think they'd be more careful about telling people when to call. Let us know how it goes when you find out.

Have you ever used the poppy seeds in food? I'm guessing it's the same stuff you would buy at the grocery store, but I wasn't sure. I was thinking about saving some seed back for growing and some back for lemon poppyseed muffins. Mmmm. Do you you know if you would let them dry similar to what you would to hold them back for growing?

Beautiful!red peony poppy Vera.Here is a photo of my coral poppy/purple center poppy with fringe.
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Hey!
I just bought a house so this is my first summer here. The guys that lived here before me planted poppies in the back yard. They have huge buds on them now and have been this way for about a week now. I'm just curious as to how long poppies take to flower once they bud? This is my first time caring for poppies!!
Thanks
Sarah