"Janet wrote in message ...
after Stuart wrote
I bought a packet of Thompson and Morgan's Flanders Poppies, and I want
to
try something special. I'll probably be going to a memorial service for
Remembrance Sunday in November, and I'll really like some fresh
home-grown
cut poppies for the occasion. Is there any way I can get them to flower
for
November? I have an unheated greenhouse, if this would help.

Sorry, I think it's unlikely wild poppies will flower then, given the
low light levels in Edinburgh in mid November. Also, when you cut them,
the tissue-paper petals and thin stems are so fragile they wilt almost
immediately.

How about, growing the poppies in your garden this summer, harvest the
seed pods, and give away little packages of your seed for people to grow
the next year.Even people who don't have a garden could still scatter
their seed in a quiet corner of a park or layby. Everyone who sees those
flowers will also remember.

Nice idea, they are the only "weeds" I let grow on our allotments, their
flowers in the summer sunshine are guaranteed to bring a lump to my throat.

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Regards
Bob

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