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Judy Rigby wrote:
Mike writes

How long can/could a Poppy seed lay dormant in a piece of land and then
all of a sudden germinate and grow?

Not a silly question and I will explain later :-))

I've read it's up to 100 years. (Hope the field poppy seeds I chucked
hither & thither earlier this year decide to do their thing a bit sooner
than that ...)

There is evidence that it is getting on for that, certainly. And
the same applies to quite a few plants that grow in disturbed soil
or where there is a glade suddenly created in a woodland.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.