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Sorry, I think it's unlikely wild poppies will flower then, given the
low light levels in Edinburgh in mid November.


Stuart has an unheated greenhouse, might it not be possible to get
poppies to flower in Edinburgh if he installs a growlight to keep the
daylight level up to 13 hours or so? It would be trial and error but
IIRC poppies flower in July-ish from a March sowing, so if he sows late
June and thence successionally through to late August there might just
be some flowering in November.

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Cheers,
Compo

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