Himalayan Blue Poppys?

I am growing these from seed, apparently they take 40 days or more to germinate.
Would I be better off putting these in an electric heated propagator?

 

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Definately nope and move to Scotland if you want proper dark colours!

They need damp conditions, organic soil and shade, hate the sun!

Cheers

 

lol yes we get fabulous shades of blue in scotland

 

ive thought about growing them aswe,l im in the centre of uk... would they suit being in shade at the bottom of the garden where the bluebell area is for example ??

 

Well, they don't like living in Leicester, not too sure how they'll feel about Alfreton. My shady area with bluebells just gets too dry for them and they die the minute I've got them home from the garden centre.

 

ive got mine in full sun (when we get sun) but cast shade from tree and other plants damp area though

 

o dear madahhlia im not that far from you either...some1 might save us so we can grow them hopefully they are stunning i seen them on garden show at malvern on tv a few nights ago..gorgeous x
ruth .. i reckon you can grow any plant ,your garden is stunning! i wish i could zoom in to your plants to take a better look,please upload some poppy pics when you can id love to see them x

 

aww thankyou lol yes i can pretty much grow anything our soil is beautiful,but woe betide any house plants are doomed i seem to kill them all eventually

 

oh what a plank i am meant to say i`ll get some photos tomorrow and shove them on here x

 

hey ruth i thought about a house plant,bromeliad its blue n white..stunning! but i know id kill it in time so left it behind look forward to pics and any advice how we can grow him poppies here thanks xx julie

 

i had heaps of bromelaids and successfully murdered them all the more stunning the quicker there end came and orchids and palms,fig trees all away to plant heaven :o:D:D:D

 

Thanks for the info guys. Iive put them in pots with growbag compost on a west facing windowsill, do they need to be in a cool place to germinate? The packet said if they dont show in 48 days to put them in the fridge for a few days then try again.

 

I've tried many times to grow them from seed with no success then a couple of years ago a friend sent me some tiny seedlings, and look they're flowering for the first time in my little wooded area, can't stop myself trekking down there several times a day just to stare at them,lol.

 

nice pic simbad they look huge .......il pop some at the bottom of my garden with my pink bluebell seeds and see if i get a result robgil ...in fact il pop a few in under the lilac tree in the front aswell,ive got some yellow poppies growing there so i might get lucky:WINK1:

 

thats beautiful Simbad. I didn't even know blue poppies existed. if they don't like sun then I doubt they will like Bournemouth much.