Lancashire,
United Kingdom 
why did my poppy have buds which turned black and did not flower/
?
last year they were beautiful, lisa
8 Jul, 2010
Lancashire,
United Kingdom
why did my poppy have buds which turned black and did not flower/
?
last year they were beautiful, lisa
8 Jul, 2010
If you're asking about Oriental Poppies, sometimes if it rains at the wrong time, the buds do this - mine did, too, but the later ones opened well and normally. I just sighed and cut the black ones off to the ground.
If it wasn't the rain, did you check for insect damage?
8 Jul, 2010