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I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, yesterday to photograph the annual display of blue-poppies (Meconopsis Lingholm). The poppies are native to the Himalayan mountains and require cool temperatures and specific soil conditions to bloom. Longwood is the first garden to cultivate them on a large scale for indoor display.

lark
(25,494 posts)I felt that way after visting the Cummer gardens this week - full of joy for nature and how plants overcome the adversity of our storms and still bloom on!
Mousetoescamper
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SheltieLover
(73,902 posts)Ty for sharing.
Mousetoescamper
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2naSalit
(97,884 posts)Do you have a picture of the whole plant?
Mousetoescamper
(6,733 posts)I don't have any good photos of the whole plant, but this might do. There's a closeup of the two blooms in the set above.
2naSalit
(97,884 posts)This picture is sufficient since there are several of them which provides multiple angles. I like to see the leaf/stem structure of the plant.
Nice little garden patch!
Diamond_Dog
(38,583 posts)I never heard of blue poppies before. Your photos of them are gorgeous!
Mousetoescamper
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brer cat
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MayReasonRule
(3,844 posts)I and my honey would love to visit Longwood sometime in the near future!
Mousetoescamper
(6,733 posts)I highly recommend that you visit the garden! Last week Longwood was named Best Botanical Garden in the U.S. by USA TODAYs 10Best Readers Choice Awards.
CrispyQ
(40,261 posts)Someday I would love to have a bouquet of all blue flowers.
Zackzzzz
(140 posts)I have had success with these.
CrispyQ
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I hadn't heard of Lithodora. It's very pretty. My grandfather grew delphinium, which I love, but IIRC he put a lot of work into them. There's a farm down the road with the most gorgeous morning glories, coming soon! There's a whole long fence of it.
When it comes to blue though, I'm no snob & I like dyed carnations, too.


Mousetoescamper
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murielm99
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Figarosmom
(8,731 posts)Never got it right. They are incredibly finicky.
Mousetoescamper
(6,733 posts)Figarosmom
(8,731 posts)I had a nice deckled shady place on the north side of the house. Soil may not have been acidic enough.
Ilsa
(63,332 posts)first adjective that came to me. Stunning would be another.
Mousetoescamper
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Easterncedar
(4,949 posts)I have been intrigued by these for decades, and finally saw them blooming in April in the English garden in Yokohama.
Mousetoescamper
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Easterncedar
(4,949 posts)Next time I will have to time my visit to see these.
Collimator
(1,978 posts)Hope that I don't sound obnoxious; I know that I bring up Chanticleer in Wayne, PA when someone else brings up Longwood.
Not trying to make it a competition, but Chanticleer is less well known, so I like to spread the word.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,462 posts)Great pix of Longwoods blue poppies! Thanks for sharing.
We're members of Chanticleer & Longwood (and Winterthur) and have not been to any of them in weeks!
Visited Chanticleer for a preview day a few weeks ago. Must make time for all three this week!
Easterncedar
(4,949 posts)Thanks!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,462 posts)from my Master Gardener buddy (my buddy who is one, that is. I'm not!) for years before I got it together to go. Finally, about 6 years ago, I managed to make it. My husband & I have been members every year since then!
It's about an hour drive for us, so we don't get there as often as we'd like, but it's always worth the drive when we can fit it in!
I hope you get there this Spring, which is always spectacular. But any time during their open season is a joy.
Easterncedar
(4,949 posts)I love this community. Such serendipitous connections.
Mousetoescamper
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(4,949 posts)lynnyl
(6 posts)Will have to research carefully how to grow them. Have a collection of blue and almost blue perrenials around my yard.
homegirl
(1,860 posts)on progress and results.
I am curious if they can be grown indoors-without green house conditions.
Mousetoescamper
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radical noodle
(10,407 posts)Love the bits of purple peeking through the blue.
Mousetoescamper
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Bumbles
(414 posts)and rise above the cool soil. The most I got was two blooms each spring. Then the slugs found it despite my having salted the ground with sluggo.
Mousetoescamper
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Hope22
(4,179 posts)Those blues just make me want to dive right in!💙💙💙💙
Mousetoescamper
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CaliforniaPeggy
(155,192 posts)I've never heard of them before. I don't think they would work here; it's too warm.
How lucky you are to have them there and in such numbers!
Mousetoescamper
(6,733 posts)I've been to Longwood many times over the past seven or so years, but this was the first time I planned my visit to coincide with the blooming of the blue-poppies. They bloom for only 10-14 days and are done until the following March.
applegrove
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Mousetoescamper
(6,733 posts)Thanks, calimary!
Walleye
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Mousetoescamper
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FemDemERA
(585 posts)For sharing!
Mousetoescamper
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Deuxcents
(24,164 posts)The blue is so unique..just lovely
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