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Blue poppy

2 replies

Haribogirl · 05/06/2018 22:05

Just bought Himalayan blue poppy
The wind as blown the petals off!!!
And now left with stems

Do I just leave them?
Cut them?

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MrsBertBibby · 05/06/2018 22:49

If you leave them, it might self seed if it got pollinated. You decide if that is good or bad.

PurpleWithRed · 05/06/2018 22:55

Hope you enjoyed it while you have it, they are notoriously tricky to grow. Unless you live somewhere with perfect conditions (I think wet but well drained and acid soil? Don’t trust me though) your chances of it self seeding are pretty low so you could chop them off and see if it flowers again. Or you can take MrsBert’s route and hope it seeds itself. The seed heads are pretty, which might be another consideration.

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