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Shirley or Ladybird Poppy.......


Shirley or Ladybird Poppy....... (Papaver rhoeas (Corn poppy))

bit of a cross i think...



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Perfect..........

8 Jul, 2009

 

i agree Holly Perfect :)

8 Jul, 2009

 

I agree aswell

8 Jul, 2009

 

thanks all, i am wondering if this has crossed it's self...it has come up amonst the shirley poppies that i sowed along my washing line bed..but looking at it, it has a very distinct black blotch... and Brooke did grow some ladybird poppies last year Spritz sent her... i am wondering....mmmm all the poppy seeds i sowed this year are from what i saved last year..... pehapps i can call this 'shirley lady' or something...what do you recon?

9 Jul, 2009

 

Love the way its layered

15 Jul, 2009



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