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Title: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on March 16, 2008, 23:31:41
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y253/nonrancher/78c5511e.jpg)

After unsuccessful attempts to grow poppies for years this has sprung up and a few more similar to it with hairy leaves.  Last year  some type of oriental poppy (I believe) grew, again not one I'd planted but the flower became slimy before it even opened so this would not be from its seed. Also, the leaf looks somewhat different. Any ideas?
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: froglets on March 17, 2008, 11:22:09
Hmmm,.  can't say I'd put any money on it being a poppy.  Being generous, it might turn into a wild scabious.  Possibly.
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: saddad on March 17, 2008, 11:44:18
Quite possibly... but a native not an oriental...
:-\
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: star on March 17, 2008, 13:00:25
Give it little more time GA, it will be a surprise whatever it grows into. Looks like your stone is equally confused ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: manicscousers on March 17, 2008, 14:30:32
looks like some of the ones I'm growing  ;D
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: Kea on March 17, 2008, 15:31:49
Looks like my poppy seedlings.....could you shove that bulb back in I'm feeling really sorry for it!
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: manicscousers on March 17, 2008, 15:57:40
what d'ya reckon ?
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on March 17, 2008, 23:05:16
Quote from: froglets on March 17, 2008, 11:22:09
Hmmm,.  can't say I'd put any money on it being a poppy.  Being generous, it might turn into a wild scabious.  Possibly.
I've never grown a scabious, wild or otherwise. This has a bluish green color.  I'll mark them and see what develops.  Thank you all for your guesses. :D
Title: Re: Plant ID, please. Might this be a poppy?
Post by: Rosa_Mundi on March 17, 2008, 23:20:50
Manic's poppies aren't the same - the leaflets are angled at about 45 degrees, whereas those in the first photo are at 90 degrees. I think I back the wild scabious (which I keep digging out).