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Poppy question--bare root and seeded :)

Alright, I need some poppy advice. I'm in zone 4a, northern Ontario.


So... I went a little crazy this year during the pandemic and decided one day in May that I was going to try my hand at gardening. Poppies are my fave flower and so ... I bought some poppy seeds (despite knowing that it might be a bit late planting them) but I thought, hell, I'm in northern Ontario.. it's still quite chilly at night, maybe I can trick them into sprouting. And sprout they did! All over the place. I also ordered some bare root oriental poppies and Echinops that were planted the first week in June (I kinda went crazy). The bare root are perennials and the seedlings are annuals--I think! A mix of Angel's Choir and Pandora (both Papaver rhoeas). I'm attaching some photos to see what you guys think... will any of these bloom this year? and if not, especially regarding the little annual seedlings, will they reappear next year? Or not so much... without seeds to propagate?


Any advice would be super appreciated :) I swear I go out and stare them down umpteen times a day... lol... growwwww babiesssss growwwwwww! Thank you!! :)


Here are some pics as of today:

The root poppies (Orientals; perennial):




The seedlings (Shirley poppies):


random patch way at the back of my garden that needs to be thinned!!


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