Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Good Morning Sunshine


The anticipated poppy orange has gloriously arrived.


Posted by Julia Posey at 6:00 AM
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5 comments:

  1. PaulaApril 12, 2011 at 8:53 AM

    Maybe it's because I'm a native Californian, but I really love what I grew with knowing as the California Poppy. It's like the perfect shade of orange.

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  2. Julia PoseyApril 12, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    I'm with you, Paula. It really is the most gorgeous shade with so much dark yellow. It's practically luminescent.

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  3. UnknownApril 13, 2011 at 9:13 AM

    How gorgeous!

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  4. Tarik SalehApril 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    Julia,
    One of the biggest things I miss about california.
    I am on year 7 of trying to grow these here in the high desert in NM. A few neighbors have them, so I have been stealing (with permission) seeds and trying different varieties from the stores all with no blooms yet. I know it is possible, I just need to get the right conditions. I think it is a combo of finding the right spot in the yard and the right seeds. They grew like beautiful weeds when I lived in oakland/berkeley. This year we tried the sowing way before the last frost (3/15) as the post frost growing season is 6/1-9/15 or so here and just is not long enough. We have a few seedlings popped up that have made it through a number of mid twenties nights, so I think we may be in business this year. I am also trying to start some indoors in compostable pots that will be transplanted in May hopefully not disturbing the taproot. I will let you know!

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  5. Julia PoseyApril 15, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Tarik, what a great story. An epic quest. I'm rooting for your seedlings & hope that beautiful orange greets you soon. I look forward to hearing what happens.

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