They make me so happy, these bread seed poppies. I find every stage of their growth fascinating. They were the first seedlings to come up in the garden...it might have even been late February. Although slow growing those first few months, they really took off about a month ago. When I stand in the garden, I'm pretty much eye to eye with some of the blossoms, which puts them at near five feet. The petals don't last longer than a few days on the flowers, which makes them kind of ephemeral. By late June, they will probably be on their last leg, leaving me with dry rattles of seed pods.
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