Q:I confess that I am a bulb catalog junkie, and that I recently succumbed to the binge purchase of a wide variety of poppies (including 'Prince of Orange,' 'Queen Alexander,' 'Brilliant ...

Now that spring has officially arrived, the flowers will bloom and brighten the corners of the landscape. First will be the bulb flowers such as the crocus, daffodil, hyacinth and ...

Oriental poppies, Papaver orientale, are an old-fashioned flower with present day appeal. They burst forth with 6-inch large, bowl-shaped blooms in shades of orange, red, scarlet, pink white and ...

Corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is aptly named for it once dotted the corn fields of Europe with its brilliant red flowers. ... California poppies and oriental poppies — thrive on neglect.

The Oriental poppy was first grown in Britain in the early 18th century by the royal gardener George London. Monty Don says he has learnt that the key to keeping them happy is to give them rich soil.

With their bright, cheery, silky-textured flowers, poppies are a must-have for any sunny garden. They provide outstanding color for the late spring/early summer border and are brilliant accents in ...

There's nothing more beautiful than a bed of blooming Oriental poppies in early summer. The brilliant blooms, which come in shades of pink, purple, burgundy, white and, of course, the traditional ...

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow / Between the crosses, row on row .... ” So begins “In Flanders Fields,” written in 1915 by John McCrae, a Canadian poet and military physician.

With seeds as fine as dust and flower petals as delicate as fairy shawls, it might seem that poppies are too fragile to have their seeds sown directly on melting snow or frozen ground.

I have found three new Oriental poppies that are simply charming: ... Brilliant PSG tear Inter Milan apart in historic Champions League final display. Sam Wallace 31 May 2025, 11:34pm.