Help Identify this flower / weed please

[pmc]

I`ve got them everywhere in the garden. A couple of years ago I collected the seeds of a few & sprinkled them everywhere not knowing how prolific they were. Now I spend time weeding them up - I let some grow quite tall but get rid of the tiddlers. Because i throw them in the compost bin I even get them coming up in the veggie patches!

[mrs dog]

I have never seen a double form of the opium poppy before and I think it looks fab.

[Rhona]

They're lovely! Collect some seed heads for drying and displaying in winter - they're very attractive.

[lynda66]

i planted some black ones of these this year, they are gorgeous

[shushkin!]

Poppy fields!

Papaver Somniferum. This pink colour is the most often seen colour and is lovely.
I grown the black one and it is gorgeous. I sow mine in the autumn ready for them to make an appearance in the spring

[sallyw]

there aren't many questions i can answer here but i know this one!! our allotment is next to an overgrown (very!!) plot and its full of poppies some single some double frilled, the colours are beautiful, pinks mauves etc of varying shades, I'm gonna get me some seeds when they're ready!!

[doozer]

They are indeed lovely poppies but hold on...I planted (scattered a load of seeds around as suggested) in the garden...and I don't have one flower! So what's all this about them being easy and happy self seeders!!??

[jackie j]

lynda66 I wouldnt mind some black poppy seeds if you have any to spare. will pay postage Jackie

[poozie]

my mum used to have a front garden full of these with dark purple flowers until her neighbour who was a policeman started pulling them up. We also have them
growing outside our house between the crack between us and pavement and someone has taken all the seed heads off.

[lynda66]

i have some paeony poppy seeds on seed swap if anyones interested?

Lynda

[happybunny]

That is really pretty!

and you thought it was a weed lol

stacey x