Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Flanders poppies & their mutations (FBF)


Two or three years ago I overplanted my asparagus bed with Flanders poppies for color after the asparagus harvest. Those seeds escaped everywhere in my yard, garden and orchard - and this year they began to mutate into lovely shades of pink and mauve from the original oranges and reds, and some have done lovely things with a touch of white. Here are some examples:

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My heartfelt thanks to Jenny for the gift of a digital camera so I can participate on our family blog. ~Carol

1 comment:

Shannon said...

oh Carol, with that camera you're going to have more pictures than you know what to do with!!