Storm Barney is still raging so I’m distracting myself by pretending it’s still summer and looking at photos of beautiful flowers.
This is the Peony flowered poppy Papaver paeoniflorum which has a beautiful frilly centre to each flower. They are full of pollen and there is enough room in the centre of each bloom to allow bees and other insects to land and collect the goodies. The papery petals are palest pink with splashes of deeper pink at the base of each one.
The buds and seed pods of this poppy are very similar to Papaver somniferum. The seed pods make good long lasting decorations but the poppy flowers only last a couple of days in a vase. Even so these particular poppies are well worth growing because they are just so beautiful.
What a lovely color (almost the same shade as my P. somniferum). I love the frills!
They are a bit over the top but I love them!
Yes Barney rattled on our windows too.. Love those Peonies
The storm is still raging here Sue. I’ll be amazed if there are any leaves left tomorrow!
Yes the roadsides are full, as is my home garden 🙂
Aren’t they just gorgeous! As always, beautiful photos Gillian. Hope the storm has subsided. We have had one already this week and another is forecast for tomorrow!
Thanks Cathy. The storm has passed over us now and today was relatively calm. I hope your home and garden survive any further storms.