Projo Garden Blog

Three small Ladybird poppy plants were set in the ground around mid-May. They grew slowly and produced tiny buds above the light green, attractive foliage by early July.

7.10.09
Each bud covered with hair, grows on a single stem which stand above the foliage then pops open to a bright red paper-like flower, typical of papaver orientalis with 4 small black blotches in the middle, resembling a ladybug. The flower buds are nodding downwards; then turning upwards as they are opening. My first two flowers opened a week ago.

7.17.09

Today there are many in blooms.....

...and many more yet to open...

Ladybird is a British term for Ladybug, according to picturenation image library.

Ladybird poppy belongs in the Papaver genus (which has more than 120 species) and Papaveraceae family.

Poppies have become more and more popular as decorative and ornamental plants.

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