What better way to celebrate the first Friday in April than with beautiful poppies?! Happy #FlowerFriday!
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A poetry-inspiring field of Oriental poppies, with a salmon-colored form making its presence known among a large planting of glowing orange-red selections. The plump seedpods at the rear serve as an eloquent reminder of their intriguing though fleeting nature.
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Although they seduce gardeners in much of North America and the rest of the temperate world, Oriental poppies grow best in Zones 5 to 7, thriving where summers are relatively cool. They languish then perish in the heat and humidity of Zone 8 and hotter.
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Learn more about poppies plus other spring bloomers by clicking the link in our bio under Spring Garden Inspiration. Photo by Roger Foley.
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