Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Stuck on a color


Since I posted lavender/purple on Monday and Tuesday, I thought I may as well continue on that theme and post more lavender/purple subjects.  Today I have a type of poppy I've never seen before.  I noticed them growing in the vegetable garden at the Desert Botanical Garden.

They were at least 5 feet tall and since I didn't know what they could be, I stopped a docent and asked.  She told me they are poppies.  I never heard of poppy that large before but, I did some internet searching and sure enough, they do exist.
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14 comments:

  1. Steve ReedApril 23, 2014 at 2:33 AM

    Actually, those look like bona fide opium poppies, which are very large. (As opposed to the smaller California or European red poppy.) I love the papery-looking texture of their petals.

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  2. AnonymousApril 23, 2014 at 2:38 AM

    Beautiful poppies, such rich colours!

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  3. KateApril 23, 2014 at 4:05 AM

    The color and texture are unusual and outstanding!

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  4. Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.comApril 23, 2014 at 6:09 AM

    I, too, was unfamiliar with such tall poppies.

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  5. KathyApril 23, 2014 at 6:14 AM

    I know the garden has a plant sale each year. Do they also sell seed? This would be one to wish for.

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  6. PerthDailyPhotoApril 23, 2014 at 7:53 AM

    I love the things I find out everyday when I visit my fav blogs.. five feet tall! that's as amazing as the colour Sharon.

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  7. JudyApril 23, 2014 at 8:08 AM

    When I lived in Phoenix many, many years ago, I had a neighbor who grew these in his backyard. I think nature loves the color purple.

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  8. MersadApril 23, 2014 at 9:15 AM

    Nothing like the colors of nature during spring.

    Mersad
    Mersad Donko Photography

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  9. RedPatApril 23, 2014 at 10:38 AM

    And they are beautiful, Sharon!

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  10. cieldequimperApril 23, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    That's a new poppy colour for me too, it's lovely!

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  11. William KendallApril 23, 2014 at 5:18 PM

    They are lovely, Sharon.

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  12. JackApril 23, 2014 at 7:28 PM

    I have seen really big poppies, but never in this gorgeous purplish/lavender color.

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  13. RandyApril 23, 2014 at 7:42 PM

    I love the details in the first photo.

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  14. ThérèseApril 26, 2014 at 1:17 AM

    I love oriental poppies. They are so different to the ones we are used to see.

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