Oriental Poppies

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Hi,

I have a large clump of Oriental Poppies that has got really too large for where they are planted.

They haven't flowered yet although they do have lots of heads about to flower so I was wondering if it is safe to move them now or should I wait?

Thanks in advance

Thought I would attach a picture just for reference

Don’t move them now or you will lose all the flowers. Lift them and divide them once the flowers have finished..

I don't know anything about gardening OP. Soz. But I hope you don't mind if I'm a CF and hide on your thread from another poster.

I offer and 🍫.

Should give the thread a bump for you.

Thank you Florentina I had a suspicion this might be the case. There are tons of heads too so it would be a shame to lose them.

No problem Einsteins I think sometimes you need somewhere to hide on Mumsnet

They do look really strange in their pods Mine are a really bright vivid red but yours sound gorgeous.

They have never been this big before and just seem to have spread like wildfire this year. They have completely taken over the border so I think I will just have to wait to move them now. At least they are gorgeous while they last though

EinsteinsArousedSausagesHCB Found you!

Took you long enough arti!

Thanks for the sanctuary OP.

They are gorgeous Bob I've just ordered some mixed seeds so I will be hoping there are some like yours in there now!

This is a picture of mine from last year. As you can see they weren't quite so overgrown back then With a bit of luck I might be able to divide them and get two nice clumps though once they are finished flowering.

and for Arti and Einsteins. This is the first time I have seen hide and seek on Mumsnet and has definitely made me laugh

Be warned, capture every bit of root: I 'moved' mine but they still come up in the old place.

They are absolutely gorgeous