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I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, yesterday to photograph the annual display of blue-poppies (Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’). The poppies are native to the Himalayan mountains and require cool temperatures and specific soil conditions to bloom. Longwood is the first garden to cultivate them on a large scale for indoor display.

lark
(25,214 posts)I felt that way after visting the Cummer gardens this week - full of joy for nature and how plants overcome the adversity of our storms and still bloom on!
Mousetoescamper
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SheltieLover
(71,266 posts)Ty for sharing.
Mousetoescamper
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2naSalit
(97,309 posts)Do you have a picture of the whole plant?
Mousetoescamper
(6,400 posts)I don't have any good photos of the whole plant, but this might do. There's a closeup of the two blooms in the set above.
2naSalit
(97,309 posts)This picture is sufficient since there are several of them which provides multiple angles. I like to see the leaf/stem structure of the plant.
Nice little garden patch!
Diamond_Dog
(37,594 posts)I never heard of blue poppies before. Your photos of them are gorgeous!
Mousetoescamper
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brer cat
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MayReasonRule
(3,542 posts)I and my honey would love to visit Longwood sometime in the near future!
Mousetoescamper
(6,400 posts)I highly recommend that you visit the garden! Last week Longwood was named Best Botanical Garden in the U.S. by USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
CrispyQ
(39,957 posts)Someday I would love to have a bouquet of all blue flowers.
Zackzzzz
(96 posts)I have had success with these.
CrispyQ
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I hadn't heard of Lithodora. It's very pretty. My grandfather grew delphinium, which I love, but IIRC he put a lot of work into them. There's a farm down the road with the most gorgeous morning glories, coming soon! There's a whole long fence of it.
When it comes to blue though, I'm no snob & I like dyed carnations, too.


Mousetoescamper
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murielm99
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Figarosmom
(6,810 posts)Never got it right. They are incredibly finicky.
Mousetoescamper
(6,400 posts)Figarosmom
(6,810 posts)I had a nice deckled shady place on the north side of the house. Soil may not have been acidic enough.
Ilsa
(63,027 posts)first adjective that came to me. Stunning would be another.
Mousetoescamper
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Easterncedar
(4,705 posts)I have been intrigued by these for decades, and finally saw them blooming in April in the English garden in Yokohama.
Mousetoescamper
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Easterncedar
(4,705 posts)Next time I will have to time my visit to see these.
Collimator
(1,942 posts)Hope that I don't sound obnoxious; I know that I bring up Chanticleer in Wayne, PA when someone else brings up Longwood.
Not trying to make it a competition, but Chanticleer is less well known, so I like to spread the word.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,408 posts)Great pix of Longwoods blue poppies! Thanks for sharing.
We're members of Chanticleer & Longwood (and Winterthur) and have not been to any of them in weeks!
Visited Chanticleer for a preview day a few weeks ago. Must make time for all three this week!
Easterncedar
(4,705 posts)Thanks!
Dark n Stormy Knight
(10,408 posts)from my Master Gardener buddy (my buddy who is one, that is. I'm not!) for years before I got it together to go. Finally, about 6 years ago, I managed to make it. My husband & I have been members every year since then!
It's about an hour drive for us, so we don't get there as often as we'd like, but it's always worth the drive when we can fit it in!
I hope you get there this Spring, which is always spectacular. But any time during their open season is a joy.
Easterncedar
(4,705 posts)I love this community. Such serendipitous connections.
Mousetoescamper
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(4,705 posts)lynnyl
(6 posts)Will have to research carefully how to grow them. Have a collection of blue and almost blue perrenials around my yard.
homegirl
(1,791 posts)on progress and results.
I am curious if they can be grown indoors-without green house conditions.
Mousetoescamper
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radical noodle
(10,288 posts)Love the bits of purple peeking through the blue.
Mousetoescamper
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Bumbles
(401 posts)and rise above the cool soil. The most I got was two blooms each spring. Then the slugs found it despite my having salted the ground with sluggo.
Mousetoescamper
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Hope22
(4,052 posts)Those blues just make me want to dive right in!💙💙💙💙
Mousetoescamper
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CaliforniaPeggy
(154,470 posts)I've never heard of them before. I don't think they would work here; it's too warm.
How lucky you are to have them there and in such numbers!
Mousetoescamper
(6,400 posts)I've been to Longwood many times over the past seven or so years, but this was the first time I planned my visit to coincide with the blooming of the blue-poppies. They bloom for only 10-14 days and are done until the following March.
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Mousetoescamper
(6,400 posts)Thanks, calimary!
Walleye
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Mousetoescamper
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FemDemERA
(527 posts)For sharing!
Mousetoescamper
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Deuxcents
(23,012 posts)The blue is so unique..just lovely
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