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Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide

Pocket Guide to Shade Perennials (Timber Press Pocket Guides)

Meconopsis x sheldonii 'Lingholm' - Blue Poppy, Himalayan Poppy (1454 readers)

Contributed by amazon 08.06 2007 on 07:06:59 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Title and Article's text

Meconopsis x sheldonii Lingholm (also known as Himalayan Blue Poppy) is a very robust poppy. It is native to eastern Tibet, eastern Nepal to India and Bhutan. In the summer, shallow-cupped, rich blue flowers appear that are 4 to 5 inches across. The anthers are a golden yellow colour. The Himalayan Poppies have a reputation of being hard to grow. Actually, they are quite easy to grow in the right conditions. They do well mounded in moderately rich, peaty, well drained soil in shade to semi-shade ...

Papaver commutatum 'Ladybird' - Flanders Poppy (723 readers)

Contributed by amazon 21.10 2007 on 11:40:46 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Title and Article's text

Charming relative of the corn field poppy producing shining crimson single blooms with a black blotch. Easy and cheerful. Flowers summer. Height 45cm (18in). ...

Papaver somniferum 'Hens and Chickens' - Opium Poppy (597 readers)

Contributed by amazon 16.09 2007 on 04:58:18 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Title and Article's text

The Hens and Chickens Poppy has large, lilac flowers followed by seedpods that are arranged as a large pod surrounded by several small pods like a mother hen & her chicks. Extremely decorative, they are in much demand for dried flower arrangements. ...

Papaver somniferum - Opium Poppy (1401 readers)

Contributed by amazon 20.09 2007 on 07:55:49 Topic: Plants / Annuals Match on Title and Article's text

This seed has been saved for generations for its beautiful show of lavender flowers which are followed by closed seed pods filled with poppy seeds. The blue bread seeds can be harvested and used for baking. (85 days) Approx.: 150 seeds per pack. Heirloom. Grows 1-2 tall. Reseeds readily! Moisture: Moderate Exposure: Full Sun Proper name: Papaver somniferum ...

Anemone hupehensis - Japanese Anemone, Japanese Thimbleflower (742 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.06 2007 on 18:44:46 Topic: Plants / Perennials Match on Article's text

Handsome lobed floiage with flowers held well above. The long blooming branching stems of poppy-like 2-3 flowers are great for cutting. Likes a semi-shade to shade moist area. perennial in zones 4-9 ...

In the Land of the Blue Poppies (420 readers)

Contributed by amazon 02.11 2007 on 13:48:11 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

During the first years of the twentieth century, the British plant collector and explorer Frank Kingdon Ward went on twenty-four impossibly daring expeditions throughout Tibet, China, and Southeast Asia, in search of rare and elusive species of plants. He was responsible for the discovery of numerous varieties previously unknown in Europe and America, including the legendary Tibetan blue poppy, and the introduction of their seeds into the world’s gardens. ...

Herbaceous Perennial Plants (510 readers)

Contributed by amazon 14.05 2007 on 09:33:14 Topic: Other / Books Match on Article's text

A Treatise on Their Identification, Culture, and Garden Attributes | Allan Armitage has a well-deserved reputation for serving up solid information with precision and humor. Now based in Georgia, Armitage began his gardening career in Montreal. Thus, he knows a lot about what happens to plants in both Northern and Southern gardens. He shares his experience and experiments with great good will, offering a depth and breadth of information that is rarely surpassed. Armitages take on hundreds of har ...