Re: Why won't my poppies bloom?
- Subject: Re: Why won't my poppies bloom?
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2001 22:40:18 EDT
In a message dated 6/27/01 7:30:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
krisp65@hotmail.com writes:
<< Pat I have the same problem. I purchased 2 from Kmart last year. One of
them
did not survive the winter and the other is in a pretty sunny location. The
foilage had looked okay but had never gotten really huge as others I had
seen. Now the plant looks yellow and scraggly with something chewing on its
leaves. Which I will blame on rabbits.LOL
So I'm wondering if I should go ahead and move it a little later in the
season or see what will happen next spring. >>
I am taking another guess here but moving or planting oriental poppies is
traditionally done in the end of August or early September when no longer
completely dormant. When you buy a potted plant in spring you have no idea
how long it has been in the pot so what you describe could be a plant going
into dormancy immediately. Mark the spot. It may return looking good in the
fall.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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