Last
week we were driving along a field of opium poppies (Papaver somniferum). It
looked amazing. Mind you the Papaver seeds are grown to decorate bread, not to
make opium out of it. We stopped to take some pictures.
Made
me think of the beautiful Papavers I have been growing in my picking garden. Below
you can find some pictures I made of these flowers that are extreme double and
deeply lobed. Some of them look like a ruffly pompom.
At
this moment the flowers are already fading and the seed heads are starting to
dry out. Once the seeds are ripe, the little “shutters” on top of the pots
open. With a little bit of wind the seeds will be shaken out of the pots.
That
is the nice thing about nature. Everything is ever so well thought-out, even in
the smallest details.
It
makes me silent.
info about the garden click here:
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Papaver somniferum |
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In full flower. |
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Dark red. |
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Or a little bit brighter. |
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In odd shapes |
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Red colored pom pom. |
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Beautiful color. |
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Last year a lavender colored one. |
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Seed pot. |
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A bud. |
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Beautiful heart. |
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The "shutters" are open. Ready to spread the seeds. |
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Papaver field. |
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Bread decorated with papaver seeds. |
BEAUTIFUL photo´s....I just love them!
ReplyDeleteHave a sunny weekend,
Titti
Thank you Titty
DeletePoppies are magic...
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