I felt that way after visting the Cummer gardens this week - full of joy for nature and how plants overcome the adversity of our storms and still bloom on!

Ty for sharing.

Do you have a picture of the whole plant?

I don't have any good photos of the whole plant, but this might do. There's a closeup of the two blooms in the set above.

This picture is sufficient since there are several of them which provides multiple angles. I like to see the leaf/stem structure of the plant.

Nice little garden patch!

I never heard of blue poppies before. Your photos of them are gorgeous!

I and my honey would love to visit Longwood sometime in the near future!

I highly recommend that you visit the garden! Last week Longwood was named Best Botanical Garden in the U.S. by USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Someday I would love to have a bouquet of all blue flowers.

I have had success with these.

Never got it right. They are incredibly finicky.

I had a nice deckled shady place on the north side of the house. Soil may not have been acidic enough.

first adjective that came to me. Stunning would be another.

I have been intrigued by these for decades, and finally saw them blooming in April in the English garden in Yokohama.

Next time I will have to time my visit to see these.

Hope that I don't sound obnoxious; I know that I bring up Chanticleer in Wayne, PA when someone else brings up Longwood.

Not trying to make it a competition, but Chanticleer is less well known, so I like to spread the word.

Great pix of Longwoods blue poppies! Thanks for sharing.

We're members of Chanticleer & Longwood (and Winterthur) and have not been to any of them in weeks!

Visited Chanticleer for a preview day a few weeks ago. Must make time for all three this week!

Thanks!

from my Master Gardener buddy (my buddy who is one, that is. I'm not!) for years before I got it together to go. Finally, about 6 years ago, I managed to make it. My husband & I have been members every year since then!

It's about an hour drive for us, so we don't get there as often as we'd like, but it's always worth the drive when we can fit it in!

I hope you get there this Spring, which is always spectacular. But any time during their open season is a joy.

I love this community. Such serendipitous connections.

Will have to research carefully how to grow them. Have a collection of blue and almost blue perrenials around my yard.

on progress and results.

I am curious if they can be grown indoors-without green house conditions.

Love the bits of purple peeking through the blue.

and rise above the cool soil. The most I got was two blooms each spring. Then the slugs found it despite my having salted the ground with sluggo.

Those blues just make me want to dive right in!💙💙💙💙

I've never heard of them before. I don't think they would work here; it's too warm.

How lucky you are to have them there and in such numbers!

I've been to Longwood many times over the past seven or so years, but this was the first time I planned my visit to coincide with the blooming of the blue-poppies. They bloom for only 10-14 days and are done until the following March.

Thanks, calimary!

For sharing!

The blue is so unique..just lovely