My lovely Meconopsis, the blue Himalayan poppy, which l grew from seed, one is a very deep blue, one is a little lighter and the third is pale blue, all from one half price pack of the seed,
Well done! Would LOVE to grow this and have tried several times but dont have acid soil which I believe is a prerequisite.....or is that just an excuse??
my soil is it is built on lime stone, and l live in the midlands, near were hundred or more years ago they dug the limestone out. and they do have sun and a little shade from the fence.so l will not let my poppy's know they are growing in the wrong soil. which is very loamy dark soil .the photo really as not done them justice they are very much more lovely, l will try another photo as soon as the other buds come out, so never say you cannot do it, also they do not like pampering,once in the ground leave them. l have grown these before but they died out after a few years and neglect from me hoeing the young seedlings up..
Well I guess dolly that since you don't pamper them then you don't water them with a sequestered iron solution or any other form of tonic for lime hating plants? Perhaps your good loamy soil is the answer then. Mine is London clay, perhaps not yet sufficiently conditioned with organic matter. The site I attempted to grow them in was shady and damp however. Perhaps I need to apply more leaf mould and more neglect!!
l have lived in my home since 1959, and never changed the soil, it has lime as l said we are on a limestone ridge, l never give them any more than any other plant in my garden, only new soil is the soil that comes with plants that l have rescued from garden centre's when they are selling them cheap, l sometimes throw chicken pellets or growmore apart from that they get nothing,l do water when it has been dry for a long time (some hope any time soon) also l am 77yrs old so all l do is hoe.
l have taken the photo's with my finepix camera, the weather was just beginning to rain. and so l think they are not too bad.
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looks great
Well done! Would LOVE to grow this and have tried several times but dont have acid soil which I believe is a prerequisite.....or is that just an excuse??
Wow they look lovely, never tried the myself but do have slightly acidic soil.
good luck every one who tries.
Well I guess dolly that since you don't pamper them then you don't water them with a sequestered iron solution or any other form of tonic for lime hating plants? Perhaps your good loamy soil is the answer then. Mine is London clay, perhaps not yet sufficiently conditioned with organic matter. The site I attempted to grow them in was shady and damp however. Perhaps I need to apply more leaf mould and more neglect!!
Tallulah
l have lived in my home since 1959, and never changed the soil, it has lime as l said we are on a limestone ridge, l never give them any more than any other plant in my garden, only new soil is the soil that comes with plants that l have rescued from garden centre's when they are selling them cheap, l sometimes throw chicken pellets or growmore apart from that they get nothing,l do water when it has been dry for a long time (some hope any time soon) also l am 77yrs old so all l do is hoe.
l have taken the photo's with my finepix camera, the weather was just beginning to rain. and so l think they are not too bad.
Dolly, beautiful, I am dark green with envy
Some years ago I bought one, cannot remember conditions I put it in, but it died without even having a flower.