As you might guess by the name, Iceland poppies ( Papaver nudicaule) grow best in cooler temperatures, below 70°F. They are ...

Dear Carol: I have been trying for many years to grow poppies. This year they did well. What do I do with them now that they have stopped blooming? -- T.H., New Hartford. Dear T.H.: Perennial or ...

There are no more flamboyant splashes of colour in the June garden than the huge petals of Papaver orientale – the oriental poppy. It is not subtle or elegant but it is joyous and completely right in ...

Every year is different in the garden. This year the cool, slow start to summer has resulted in our garden flowers, and indeed our shrubs, trees and hedgerows, staying lusher for longer. Flowers, ...

There's nothing more beautiful than a bed of blooming Oriental poppies in early summer. The brilliant blooms, which come in shades of pink, purple, burgundy, white and, of course, the traditional red, ...

Above are the first few lines from the well-known poem, “In Flanders Field.” A Canadian soldier, John McCrae, serving during World War I wrote the poem. At the time, he was stationed in the Belgian ...

Oriental poppies are a flamboyant splash of colour in any early summer border. Even the white petals of a variety like ‘Royal wedding’ or the pale pink of ‘Coral reef’ are not subtle. They arrive in ...

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

POPPIES have been having a hard time of it so far this year - the frequent rain and buffeting with wind has proved a rigorous welcome for the first of the oriental poppy flowers. The oriental poppy ...

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...

Bright and blowsy, blue or plumed, poppies have great charisma. Even their name is suitably evocative. Growing vegetables: top tips for first-time kitchen gardeners What's more, many of these cheerful ...

Oriental Poppy Papaver Orientale 'Patty's Plum' with its blousy ruffled blooms of plum-coloured crepe make this Oriental Poppy a show-stopping garden beauty. The classic, hardy perennial garden plant ...