Tag: Oriental poppy (papaver orientale)

May Memories 2018

Botanical Photography, Cottage Garden Flowers, May flowers, Perennials, Places of Interest, Plant Material

May 2018  It has been a month of new adventures plus meeting new and old friends.  Meanwhile the garden is flourishing with continued sunshine.  I have never seen it look so lush and vibrant.      As the rockery garden fades and the early spring flowers subside there is always a slight lull before the next wave of […]

May 30, 2018

Oriental Poppy

Botanical Photography, May flowers, Perennials, Plant Material

Oriental Poppy (papaver orientale) I am always fascinated by the delicate papery petals on the oriental poppy which are usually scarlet in colour, however, I ended up with a more delicate coloured cultivar.   Oriental poppy (p. orientale) is a hardy early Summer perennial that forms a clump of coarse, deeply cut deep green leaves which sends […]

May 24, 2016