Poppies (2)

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”    ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



These flowers are so beautiful and fragile, each morning they bloom and by the end of the day they are mostly gone. If there is wind or rain - they pass very quickly. They are the centerpiece of the garden and I am so happy that I planted them! It is a strange feeling to be so powerless to make something grow and then so powerless to make it stay. There can only be the short time of appreciation and observation...

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Hungarian Blue Bread Seed Poppy

I have never grown Poppies, and saw this beautiful flower on the Seeds of Change website and wanted to give it a try. They are grown from seed and the only attention they needed was a good garden soil and some watering.  And judging from the growth of almost 12" in the past week, they needed a good amount of heat and sunshine.

Yesterday the first arrived and then was gone by evening - this morning another bloomed and a few more look like they will be ready soon.  Such an amazing and unusual looking plant and flower. Bright purple flower perfect to go with the golds, reds and yellows of the Nasturtium, Marigolds and clover.