Topic: Blue Himalayan Poppies

[Kepouros]

I took this about 4 weeks ago, took the card out of the camera, then couldn`t remember where I`d put it.




I grew 5 plants from seed 45 years ago, but there is only one place in my garden where they will grow, and I lost 3 of the plants finding this out.  I shall allow a few seed pods to ripen this year, so if anyone wants any........

[Robert_Brenchley]

How on earth did you get them to germinate? I've tried and tried, and got nowhere. But if you've got spare seed,. I'll have another go!

[Kepouros]

Ingenuity and perseverance, Robert.  With a pocketful of nicked seed pods I could hardly ask the Head Gardener at Wisley for his advice on sowing, so I sowed a few seeds in each of about 2 dozen small pots and subjected them all to varying periods of warm greenhouse, refrigerator, warm greenhouse in that order.  I used a  3:1 peat/sand compost with Chempak seed base.  I know that only one pot produced seedlings, but I`m afraid that after 45 years I certainly can`t remember what precise treatment it had.

Never fear, there`ll be enough seed for you to do as I did, but you`ll have to let me know where to send it when it`s ready

[1066]

They are beautiful  :)

[GREENWIZARD]

lovely plants