Beginner Flowers: first time poppy grower,please help!!

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Author Content bharatmahan Calgary Canada May 09, 2009 02:43 PM Post #6526759 Hey,this is my first attempt of trying to grow poppy from seed.I live in Calgary,Canada.I've sown the seeds on 4th May 09.I don't know ,if at all it will germinate. Plz,guide me. threegardeners North Augusta, ON (Zone 5a) May 09, 2009 04:27 PM Post #6527028 Patience...it's still cold at night out there...mine haven't popped up yet either... trioadastra Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a) May 09, 2009 09:10 PM Post #6527862 I'd say they take about a week or two. I too am trying to direct sow more poppies (can't get enough!) but I'm starting to think it's gotten too warm for them to germinate now. So that's 3 of us holding our breath! bharatmahan Calgary Canada May 11, 2009 03:08 PM Post #6534706 yeah...i'm also keeping my fingers crossed!!Hopefully it will germinate.I water the seeds daily and look at it very closely. How much time do you guys think would it take normally to germinate? I've sown the" Daisy shasta" seeds too.Again, i'm not sure if these will flower this year or next... any idea? trioadastra Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a) May 11, 2009 08:48 PM Post #6536404 Shasta Daisies are perennial, so you won't see blooms until next year. As for the poppies, it depends on what type you have. California, corn poppies, and somniferum (breadseed poppies) are annuals, so they'd bloom this year. Oriental and iceland poppies are perennials. bharatmahan Calgary Canada May 12, 2009 10:23 AM Post #6538440 thanks trioadastra.Well,i've sown somniferum poppies...so good to know that i'll get some flowers. trioadastra Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a) May 12, 2009 02:06 PM Post #6539425 It's funny, but because those are the types they make opium from, in some states it's illegal to grow them. You can posess the seeds but not the plants. T&M won't even sell them to the U.S. Not sure about Canada. I don't even know for sure about Wisconsin, I just hope my neighbors don't tattle... bharatmahan Calgary Canada May 13, 2009 03:11 AM Post #6542062 Here u do get it at all stores but should not be grown in large numbers.I guess ,since the seeds are sold in stores such as 'HOMEDEPOT",so it is permissible here.The seeds were whitish..yeast like. Hey trioadastra, what more have u planted in ur garden? trioadastra Ellsworth, WI (Zone 4a) May 13, 2009 03:01 PM Post #6544034 Oh boy, what haven't I planted in my garden...! I'll try pretty much anything that's hardy, and some that aren't, but poppies are my favs.

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