Sunday, October 3, 2010

Spanish Poppies/ Today's Flowers

Spanish poppy and seed pod

This lovely Spanish poppy (Papaver rupifragum) 'Double Tangerine Gem' begins blooming in late spring,,,

Spanish poppy in foreground and bud in background

and is still blooming in my gardens now.

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19 comments:

Kathy said...

I've not seen Spanish poppies before. Very pretty. I like the orange color. (The second pic does not show up on my computer. Wonder why?)

Michelle said...

I love the color of this flower. The orange is so typical of fall. Gorgeous

BlossomFlowerGirl said...

Haven'tseen Spanish poppies before. The colours are vibrant and a real eye catcher.
(I had a wonderful time with the daughter. It's nice visiting.)

Louis la Vache said...

hee hee...
Into opium production now, eh?
;-D

Roberto Machado Alves said...

Beautiful flowers.

greetings

Shammickite said...

I love that beautiful vibrant orange.
I have a shirt exactly the same colour!!

Ashley Sisk said...

These are so beautiful...it looks like a painting! Thanks for stopping by.

Anca Pandrea said...

Great shots! I love how you separated the flowers from the background!

Lowell said...

It's very pretty - looks like crepe paper.

But how do you know it's Spanish. Did it say "Hola, Senora" as you walked by? :-)

Unknown said...

They are so frilly and happy! And I love the fall color! Happiness!

Unknown said...

It's so nice you still have some to enjoy! I started seeing them as early as June in Vermont. But I doubt there are any left by now in New England.

I've seen the red ones (I love that famous scene in the Wizard of Oz where Dorothy and her pals become intoxicated and lay down in a huge poppy field! ;-)

Carver said...

I wasn't familiar with spanish poppies. These are beautiful.

~✽Mumsy✽~ said...

Gorgeous Spanish poppies! I've seen the double petals before..

Kate said...

Such a beauty, and I love the addition of the pod with the flower.

George said...

This is a beautiful color. I'm not familiar with Spanish Poppies. Do the blossoms have different colors?

Coffeeveggie addict. said...

lovely colors!nice ph0tography! cijin bike-way bridge

Small City Scenes said...

This is a real beauty, EG. I love the color. It looks good enough to eat. YUM!! MB

Melita said...

Paperlike beaty !

DeniseinVA said...

A very pretty poppy picture. I really like how you have the one next to it without its petals. It's a lovely composition.

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