A beautiful stranger.......

As you know FC, I'm no expert but I do know what I like.
And I like that - you did well to let it stay and it's worth a pose and piccie,
thank you,
Jenny

 

Lovely FC

When the pod has dried you can stick it in a vase as a dried flower till you are ready to sprinkle the seeds next spring, or just sprinkle them into a paper bag if you want.

when the seeds are ready, the pods open holes at the top.

Poppies are avalanche plants, they will stay dormant in the soil for 50 years or more till its disturbed, then they grow quickly to get an advantage over other vegetation, so distub the soil when you plant them.

 

What a beautiful surprise!

 

If you're immitating nature then sow them when the pods open and then rake the area in the spring. But you might forget where you've put em so maybe rake them in in the spring.

 

No worries

You'll get hundreds of seeds from that, I can make out 2 more flowers on the way too.

 

Thats so pretty.....and worth keeping.

 

Hi FC,your poppy looks like one of the Peony{sp} type with the double flowers some of which i have in my cottage garden plus strays over at the lottie I usually let my seeds fall when the pod has gone brown and crisp and the holes have opened round the top of the pepper pot and i either shake them onto the ground from the pod or collect them in paper bags to sow in the spring when the weather has warmed up

You will find that the pepper pots carry thousands of seeds and as others have said once they are on the top of the soil they will soon germinate or will sit waiting for the right conditions before they germinate...

Here is a link about them...
http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/31/peony-poppies/

 

Isn't it nice to get a freebee and such a lovely one too.

 

They are Papaver (Opium Poppies) FC. Clueless sent me seeds earlier in the year and it's the first time I've grown them, a surprise was in store though with two different types. The 'pom pom' one I wasn't expecting. It looks a bit battered here as the wind had blown it down. They were both deep pink in colour, although they look red here.