With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

Poppies always look stunning in gardens, but can be tricky to plant because they don't like root disturbance. And they can be challenging to start from seeds indoors as you would do with many other ...

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

We asked Traverse City poppy expert, David Williams, whose home and gloriously lush poppy garden we featured in the May 08 issue of Northern Home & Cottage and is pictured above, for insight. Here’s ...

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...

Quite possibly, poppies are the most popular wildflower in America and deserve a rightful place in every garden. They offer a surprising range of colors and growth habits. The poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.

Every November we wear poppy buttonholes as solemn badges of remembrance. But real poppies are summer flowers, bringing joy rather than sadness. The first wild poppies open in late May, painting ...

Danish Flag, a Hungarian breadseed poppy that dates to the 1880s, has breathtakingly beautiful blooms. (Susan Mulvihill/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo Why haven’t I grown annual poppies ...