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:

  1. KathyOctober 3, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    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?)

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  2. MichelleOctober 3, 2010 at 9:24 AM

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

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  3. BlossomFlowerGirlOctober 3, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    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.)

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  4. Louis la VacheOctober 3, 2010 at 10:32 AM

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

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  5. Roberto Machado AlvesOctober 3, 2010 at 10:34 AM

    Beautiful flowers.

    greetings

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  6. ShammickiteOctober 3, 2010 at 11:17 AM

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

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  7. Ashley SiskOctober 3, 2010 at 11:38 AM

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

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  8. Anca PandreaOctober 3, 2010 at 12:35 PM

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

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  9. LowellOctober 3, 2010 at 12:59 PM

    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? :-)

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  10. UnknownOctober 3, 2010 at 2:52 PM

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

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  11. UnknownOctober 3, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    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! ;-)

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  12. CarverOctober 3, 2010 at 5:47 PM

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

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  13. ~✽Mumsy✽~October 3, 2010 at 6:29 PM

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

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  14. KateOctober 3, 2010 at 7:06 PM

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

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  15. GeorgeOctober 3, 2010 at 11:09 PM

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

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  16. Coffeeveggie addict.October 3, 2010 at 11:36 PM

    lovely colors!nice ph0tography! cijin bike-way bridge

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  17. Small City ScenesOctober 4, 2010 at 2:27 AM

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

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  18. MelitaOctober 4, 2010 at 3:55 AM

    Paperlike beaty !

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  19. DeniseinVAOctober 4, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    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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