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Mousetoescamper

(6,819 posts) Sun Mar 30, 2025, 09:42 AM Mar 2025

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Himalayan blue-poppies [View all]

I visited Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, yesterday to photograph the annual display of blue-poppies (Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’). The poppies are native to the Himalayan mountains and require cool temperatures and specific soil conditions to bloom. Longwood is the first garden to cultivate them on a large scale for indoor display.

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Himalayan blue-poppies [View all] Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 OP

Gorgeous blue treasures! I bet they fed your soul! lark Mar 2025 #1

Thanks, Lark! Yes, they are inspirational! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #9

Gorgeous! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #2

Thanks and you're welcome, SheltieLover! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #10

Those are beautiful! 2naSalit Mar 2025 #3

Thanks, 2naSalit! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #13

Thank you! 2naSalit Mar 2025 #48

Absolutely amazing! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #4

Thanks, Diamond_Dog! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #14

Gorgerous, Mousetoes! brer cat Mar 2025 #5

Thanks, brer cat! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #15

Gorgeous!! MayReasonRule Mar 2025 #6

Thanks, MayReasonRule! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #17

These are soooo lovely! CrispyQ Mar 2025 #7

Lithodora and Iris Zackzzzz Mar 2025 #16

Those names sound like a couple of 18th century witches. CrispyQ Mar 2025 #45

Thanks, CrispyQ! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #18

OOOOh! murielm99 Mar 2025 #8

Thanks, murielm99! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #19

I've tried several times to grow them Figarosmom Mar 2025 #11

Temperature would be the most difficult condition to control Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #21

Yeah the last time i tried i figured Figarosmom Mar 2025 #37

Before I saw the replies, "georgeous" was the Ilsa Mar 2025 #12

Thanks, Ilsa! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #22

Gorgeous! Easterncedar Mar 2025 #20

Thanks, Easterncedar! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #23

I am hoping to go to Longwood in 3 weeks Easterncedar Mar 2025 #24

If the opportunity presents, Chanticleer is also worth a visit. Collimator Mar 2025 #27

Chanticleer is a little gem! Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2025 #38

My master gardener travel companion now hopes we can visit Chanticleer too! Easterncedar Mar 2025 #53

I'd been hearing how Chanticleer was an absolute must see Dark n Stormy Knight Apr 2025 #54

Thank you! Easterncedar Apr 2025 #55

They bloom for 10-14 days Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #30

The pistils look like golden fireworks Easterncedar Mar 2025 #32

Just bought seeds for these lynnyl Mar 2025 #25

Keep us posted homegirl Mar 2025 #29

I wish you great success! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #33

Stunning radical noodle Mar 2025 #26

Thanks, radical noodle! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #34

I treasured one that I was able to grow in my Maine garden, looking for its curled stem to begin to elongate Bumbles Mar 2025 #28

Congratulations on getting the blooms! As others here have confirmed, they're difficult to cultivate. Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #35

So beautiful! Hope22 Mar 2025 #31

Thanks, Hope22! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #36

Wow, my dear Mousetoescamper! Gorgeous, breathtaking, amazing, etc etc etc! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2025 #39

Thanks, Peggy! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #42

So pretty. applegrove Mar 2025 #40

Thanks, applegrove! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #43

Now THERE is what we can call "love at first sight"! calimary Mar 2025 #41

Indeed! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #44

Beautiful photos, amazing blooms. I love Longwood Gardens. Walleye Mar 2025 #46

Thanks, Walleye! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #47

Beautiful! Thank you FemDemERA Mar 2025 #49

Thanks and you're welcome, FemDemERA! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #50

Thanks for bringing the beauty of the world to us. Looks similar to our hibiscus down here. 🌺 Deuxcents Mar 2025 #51

Thanks and you're welcome, Deuxcents! Mousetoescamper Mar 2025 #52

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