RE: squim poppies


Have a picture, or a description? If it's a poppy and it's red, the genus almost certainly Papaver (Roemeria is also red but I doubt it's naturalized in Sequim!). If it's 2-3 feet tall and any shade of true red, with or without black spots at the base of the petals, it's probably some form of P. rhoeas (Corn poppy), which is extremely variable and does naturalize. If it's more orangeish and the pods are 2-3 times as long as they are wide, it would probably be P. dubium; I've seen it naturalized as well.
 
There's a picture of one variety on my (not very frequently updated) garden blog: http://gardenhastasi.blogspot.com/

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To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
From: TalkingPoints@plantsoup.com
Subject: squim poppies
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:41:52 -0800

Does anyone happen to know the genus/species of the beautiful red poppies that grow wild in Sequim, WA?

Nan


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