photographing the poppy

Beautiful.

Wow, thats great.

I love these....

Lovely pic :o)

Ooooh Sticki.....what a gorgeous photo....

You've hit the nail on the head with that shot Sticki!
I do believe that you're smitten......

didnt want the poppy to die before i got it right ~ large piece of card behind this time ~ better than the shirt i think!!!
thank you everyone

Excellent plant, excellent photo.

That's a great photo and a beautiful plant! I hear they're difficult to grow? Please tell me they aren't! I've avoided trying them for that reason!

it was a present ~ it came as a small plant around october time, then it died down and appeared again in feb/mar. my sister got it from the internet somewhere. i could ask where if you like. i havent done anything to it other than plant it with some compost initially and then it went through a very cold winter ~ -10 [or colder], its in a shady place ~ gets the sun for about an hour or two a day ~ round about now ~ 5-6 in the evening.

Somewhere I read that they're difficult - maybe it's that they're hard to start from seed? I can't remember. I have seen them sold online but haven't wanted to take the chance if they're fussy.

just shade i think ~ karensusan on here grows them ~ she will know better than me.

M. betonicifolia is often short lived and likes peaty soils and some shade. M. x grandis named forms are more perennial.

how can i tell which one this is VD?

Oh dear, won't suit my garden them but they are rather gorgeous!

Exquisite, I'm not jealous...much:-)

I thought Poppy were easy to start from seed! im onto my second sowing of a white "fluffy" poppy and im not holding out much hope..
That's a beut Stickitoffee..

i didnt grow this from seed but i have others in the garden which either sowed themselves ~ yellow welsh poppies or i put in as a plant, i also sowed some as seed last year, they came up ~ have to wait and see if they come back up?

Maybe i should just throw the seed onto the borders Sticki lol. the poppy seeds the birds drop on the borders grow no bother :)

who knows!! hope it works!

Given up trying to raise these successfully and bought one today with two buds on!!!

great! hope it lasts ~ have fun with the photographs!!!

That is a fantastic photo! Isn't it mindblowing how nature makes a blue like that :)

thanks limpet ~ yes its amazing ~ but it still seems a strange colour in the garden somehow! i love it but it definitely needs mountains and snow!!

I agree re: the colour, really goes with mountains rather than the garden, somehow.
M. betonicifolia is grown from seed (not always easy) and the M. x grandis will have names and are usually very expensive. The colour varies from various hues of blue to purple.

This is to die for Sticki...love it...and such a clear shot with true colour!

thanks Tet ~ the poppy has gone now so its nice to have photos ~ never as good as reality but it helps the memory!!

I tried growing these from seed last year, and failed miserably :P Great picture though, it looks gorgeous :)

im sure you would be fine growing from a plant ~ thats what i did
im thinking of putting a piece of slate behind it ~ i think that would make it look as if it was more natural.

That could be nice :):) I might be brave and get a plant sometime if I see one going. Will try again with the seeds in the meantime perhaps... i possibly should have stratified them or something.