Orange poppies
grow well in two sunny beds at the Lakehouse in Norglenwold, Sylvan Lake. They
are most likely the "Prince of Orange" Oriental Poppy. Prince
of Orange blooms can measure from 4 to 5 inches and I have had some that are
significantly larger than that.
Bloom
time is spring to early summer. When they finish blooming, not only do
the blooms wither, but the plants do too, turning yellow and dying back. This
leaves you with some unsightly dead foliage, (which you can cut off), along
with a hole in your garden design so it is good to have other plants around
them. Oriental poppies also have a long taproot much like a carrot.
For this reason, they can be difficult to transplant, so try to plant them
where they can stay a while.
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| June 27, 2019 Front Flower Bed Arrived home from Connecticut yesterday and poppies blooming |
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| July 6, 2019 Front Flower Bed This poppy measured by Reegan is 10 inches across |
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| July 6, 2019 Front Flower Bed Still Blooming |
