RE: Iris Compatible Plants (poppies)



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Glenn & Linda,

Hmmm, I am downtown DC nearly every business day at one place or =
another, and maybe several scattered about within the confines of the =
capital city, and I do not recall seeing such a bed.  Do you recall =
which museum it is?  (There are quite a few museums downtown and =
scattered about the city.)  I will then keep an eye out for them.

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-----Original Message-----
From:	Glenn Simmons [SMTP:glennsimmons@email.msn.com]
Sent:	Wednesday, 25 February, 1998 10:15 PM
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	Re: Iris Compatible Plants (poppies)

Good evening,  :)

Marte, I would like to comment on your suggestion of scattering poppy =
seeds
in your iris.  I know you live in Colorado and poppies may not thrive =
well
there but in warmer climates the poppy does thrive.  I also know you are =
not
speaking of the p. somniferum variety but others on the list may not =
realize
the difference.  A friend of mine grows p. somniferum and he has told me
they reach 5 feet in height.  That might block a lot of sun and air
movement.  Also my friend has told me that the p. somniferum only needs =
to
be weeded while young because as it gets older the foliage becomes so =
thick
the weeds can't compete.  I know I wouldn't want them in my iris beds!
And I am assuming that is what you are saying, you scatter them in your =
iris
beds.  If someone planted a poppy other than the California then =
problems
might arise.  This was my concern when reading you post.

A little off the subject, but reading on the internet the other night I
learned that one of our "big national" museums in our capital city,
Washington, D.C., has a papaver somniferum (opium poppy) garden out in =
front
of the building and that publicly paid employees take care of this =
garden.
?????
Interesting!!

Glenn

Glenn & Linda Simmons  Springfield, Missouri
e-mail glennsimmons@msn.com or
gsimmons1@juno.com or lindaAsimmons@juno.com

>.............
>I also like scattering California Poppies (Eschscolzia) amongst TB's --
>these annuals don't reseed for me but they do pop up each spring &
>summer from seed scattered on loosened soil in late fall. The lacey
>grey-green foliage of C. Poppies looks great with the stiff iris =
leaves,
>the water & sun requirements are the same & ...............





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