Comments on: Can’t Grow Tulips? Try Poppies Instead

By: Adriana @ Anarchy in the Garden

Adriana @ Anarchy in the Garden — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:32:37 +0000

Fern,

I believe they were purchased pre-chilled. I can’t see Jorge, Horticulture Instructor, chilling them before we planted but I’ll double check. The blooms are huge!

By: Fern

Fern — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:02:00 +0000

Adriana–Were they pre-chilled? Or some super variety of tulips that don’t need cold weather?

By: Adriana @ Anarchy in the Garden

Adriana @ Anarchy in the Garden — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:15:00 +0000

We planted tulip bulbs at the LBCC Horticulture gardens and they’ve been popping up. However I’ll take a Papaver orientale anyday.

By: Daffodil Planter

Daffodil Planter — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:06:02 +0000

Fern the Fabulous–you have dragged a bulb fanatic like me across the street to Poppyland. I’ll check on their deer-resistance and if my four-legged co-gardeners allow it, I’ll head over to Annie’s and order up. Thanks for a beautiful and informative post.

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:34:25 +0000

I can understand anyone getting hooked on poppies, they’re so beautiful. Last spring we had an explosion of all kinds of poppies in our front garden that came up from a scattering of seeds in November. We didn’t seed this winter and are waiting to see what will reseed itself.

By: Kylee from Our Little Acre

Kylee from Our Little Acre — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:03:37 +0000

This is a perfect and imaginative post, Fern! I like tulips, but I LOVE poppies! Fortunately, I can grow both. Well, okay…some poppies have eluded me in the past, but I’m beginning to get the hang of things. Hopefully, this will be a successful poppy summer for me!

By: Fern

Fern — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:39:45 +0000

Oooh, good point Bob! I grew peony poppies with my bearded irises last year and they looked fabulous!

Megan–I think I agree.

Theresa–I can see why, they are are stunning.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:57:10 +0000

poppies also make stunning companions to bearded iris. both have beautiful contrasting foliage and magnificent flowers.

By: Megan

Megan — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:03:26 +0000

To heck with the tulips! The poppies are way more interesting and have better foliage too. Great side by side comparisons.

By: Theresa/Living Homegrown Fresh

Theresa/Living Homegrown Fresh — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:27:14 +0000

I grow poppies from Annie’s every year and they are the show stoppers of my garden every time!

I am so glad you wrote this post and showed just how beautiful these little gals are! And the seed heads look so cool when the flower is done!