Re: Poppies from Isle of Rhodes
- To: S*@aol.com, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Poppies from Isle of Rhodes
- From: "* B* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Feb 1999 08:24:24 PST
Can anyone confirm the word I have from another friend that these grow
wild on
>the hillsides on the Isle of Rhodes in the spring? I am assuming
Papaver
>rhoeas? Anything more specific?
Hi -
The most common poppy in Greece is P. rhoeas, and I believe the S. Greek
variety is P. rhoeas pusilla. They tend to be a little shorter than the
ones in western Europe, the foliage is a bit more blue-green, and with a
deeper red coloring.
There is also P. commutatum in that area, and on the Turkish coast
opposite. P. commutatm is very similar to P. rhoeas, except that the
spots are "commuted" - they are toward the center of the petal insead of
the base. So you get more of a spotted look rather than the appearance
of a single black center. P. commutatum is also a deep intense blood
red. It seems to be a difficult color to capture in photos; it always
comes out more orange-ish.
You can see a picture of P. commutatum (admittedly a little stunted
because the dry conditions) on one of my pages:
http://weber.u.washington.edu/~bbeer/ovacik.html
It actually was redder than it appears in the photo.
Bob
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