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Mystery poppy-like plant

bernard

By Bernard

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

This plant has made itself at home in my garden. I lke it and so, it appears do bees!
Any ideas about an identity?




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Meconopsis cambrica, the Welsh Poppy.
It is a lovely plant and we have plenty in the garden. But, it does seed around in profusion. Try to keep some control on them or you could have a garden full.

10 May, 2009

 

Lucky you Bernard, yes the Welsh Poppy.

10 May, 2009

 

Very lucky! You do come up with some beautiful mysteries, Bernard!

11 May, 2009

 

lovely yellow flowers, mine are orange.

11 May, 2009

 

Thanks for your replies, folks. The base of that plant is surrounded with tiny seedlings as you can see in the photo. I must remember to dead-head this year!

I'll have a really beautiful mystery for you later in the year Spritz. I think it's a shrub rather than a tree, but it is about 9ft high and when it flowers (soon) it is covered with white flowers that hang down like tassels. Nobody I have spoken so far can identify it without seeing the flowers. Last year it took me by surprise as it only flowers for a few days and I didn't manage to get a photo in time. I'm watching it like a hawk this year!

11 May, 2009

 

Mysterious - sounds great!

11 May, 2009

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