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Re: Poppies

>>I have never had much luck with Poppies here, but I may be planting them
>>too deep and too late for our area.  CAN breadseed poppies be grown in S
>>Central Tx , Zone 8?  My healthfood store has a gallon jug of them for
>>cooking, if I bought some of those, how would I prepare them or the
>>ground for planting. Should I wait till it's really hard winter? No
>>snow, just freezing mud normally.
>>martha
>
>Yes, you can grow breadseed poppies in S. Central TX. I do, and I live
>about halfway between Houston and San Antonio, just south of I-10. The deal
>is, if we have an early summer, they may not be mature enough to set seed
>before they give up in the heat. But, they are definitely worth a try.
>Cindy in TX Z8/9

What do these poppies look like in bloom? I have some poppyseed from the
health food store as well, and would like to scatter them around. How tall
do they get?
thanks,
karen

southern california, zone 9
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