These poppies could almost be an addition to my perennially popular post about the similarity of double roses, camellias and peonies.
Technically Papaver somniferum, these ornamental annuals are often sold as seed strains under the name ‘peony poppies’, and are available in a decent range of colours. ‘Black’ forms are rich, dark purples, as so often with flowers.
My final shot today is of a double pink poppy with fringed petals not unlike like the lockdown haircuts many people are sporting, if we set aside the colour. Nice to see a plant showing solidarity with us humans!
Shared as part of Cee’s Flower of the Day.
Susan Rushton 
When do they bloom? If they are an annual and bloom in early summer, they would fill in where I like to grow zennias for late summer. Having annual poppies solves the messy foliage after perennials bloom.
For us, they are summer flowering (June/July) but I took the fringed one in America in April..
April in the south would be about right. My poppies bloomed in June in southern Michigan.
the peonies are gorgeous! 🙂
Thank you!
Wish my lockdown hair looked as good as those fringed petals! 🙂
But what would you say to going pink? 🙂
Hmm, now that would raise a few eyebrows…could be fun, hehe!
Splendid
Every one a little treat.
Ha ha, add some greys that I haven’t been able to cover up and you got me 😂
Sounds good to me!
Absolutely gorgeous! Even the pods are beautiful!
Sweet little shakers. 🙂
I love them. You never know where they will pop up or what colour they will be. A lovely lilac double one has appeared on my compost heap.
I’m very partial to the lilac ones, singles and doubles.
Aren’t they exquisite …beautiful colours 🙂
They are.
Amazingly beautiful!💖
Thanks, Amy