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Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' ☼ full sun ★award❅hardy
By Paulspond
- 12 Feb, 2013
- 16 likes
Preferred common namepoppy 'Ladybird'
FamilyPapaveraceae
Papaver can be annuals, biennials or herbaceous perennials with simple or pinnately divided leaves and short-lived, saucer-shaped, 4-petalled flowers which may be solitary or in racemes
'Ladybird' is an upright annual with oblong, regularly lobed leaves and brilliant crimson flowers 8cm across, with a large black spot near the base of each petal
Suppliers
Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder
Awards
Award of Garden Merit
How to growSunlight
Full sun Aspect
South-facing or West-facing
Exposed or Sheltered
Cultivation
Grow in well-drained, deep, fertile soil in full sun
Soil
Well-drained
Neutral, Acid or Alkaline
Loam
Propagation
Propagate by seed sown in spring
Suggested planting locations and garden types
Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds or Wildflower meadow
How to carePruning
No pruning required
Pests
May be attacked by aphids
Diseases
May be subject to Verticillium wilt and a downy mildew
Comments on this photo
love these, infact any poppies, so delicate and pretty :o))
12 Feb, 2013
Strike! :)
12 Feb, 2013
Thank you Terra, Sandra and Karen :))
12 Feb, 2013
A bit like ladybirds. :0)
12 Feb, 2013
Hi Linda - they are aptly named Ladybird poppy :)
12 Feb, 2013
I remember these from last year Paul. You had them as your avatar did you not!
12 Feb, 2013
I think so Angie yes - hope we still have them somewhere
12 Feb, 2013
Happy Valentines Paul, Flowers are red:-)))))))))
12 Feb, 2013
awww thanks Junna and to you :)))
13 Feb, 2013
Stunning colour....
14 Feb, 2013
Thank you :-))))
14 Feb, 2013
These are fab... I saw this variety at Bodnant. The red really is this bright! Did you grow it from seed Paul?
15 Feb, 2013
oh no Tracey - I am rubbish at that - learning at work now , never cracked that art sadly. The ladybird poppies are my favs
15 Feb, 2013
I love poppies,going to grow some this year:O)
15 Feb, 2013
Me too Suey :)))
15 Feb, 2013
Paul, sewing seeds and pricking them out, can be back breaking work. But it's really worth all the effort :o))) Hope you are enjoying it all in your new job!?
PS in this month's RHS The Garden magazine it says that Gardeners and florists are the happiest workers in the Uk! How about that then?
16 Feb, 2013
It does bring a smile to me Tracey - plants I love them
16 Feb, 2013
Me too! And I expect all our friends on GOY love them too! :o)))
16 Feb, 2013
:)))))
16 Feb, 2013
Fantastic poppies, so bright and cheerful!
19 Feb, 2013
:))))))))
19 Feb, 2013
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Pretty poppies, Paul ...
lovely colours and petal patterns :o)
12 Feb, 2013