Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: chrissie B on June 13, 2017, 12:01
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This flower had grown at the bottom of my apple tree its a beautiful colour ideas please and will it self seed ?.
Chrissie b
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That looks like a Eschscholzia californica or often called a Californian poppy.
Have had one of those in one of the pots in my front garden for years.
It can resow itself, but after flowering ends late September I cut it down and it just regrows and starts flowering again in May.
It can be quite vigorous and spread when flowering
Here is mine flowering lovely today.
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yes I second that. good in dry poor soils.
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Absolutely deffo!
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Thank you one and all , they are very nice will they come back next year.
chrissie b
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yes, as a hardy annual they should come back again next year as long as you let some go to seed.
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The petals fell off first flowerbut carnt see any seeds forming
chrissie b
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I have some of these it looks the same as I have in pots a californion poppy,they are so pretty,shame they don't last,1 puff of wind and there petals are gone.
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if I remember right the seeds heads are long and thin a little bit like a chilli.