Himalayan Blue Poppies ~ A Gardener's Dream

by Barb Rosen

The good news is that the wonderful Himalayan Blue Poppies ( Meconopsis "Lingholm") are blooming at Longwood Gardens! The bad news is that most of us will never be able to grow them in our gardens unless a hybridizing miracle takes place.
These true blue poppies are featured each March in Longwood Gardens' conservatory and are quite temperamental about their growing conditions. Discovered in the Himalayan Mountains, the poppies require a cool, moist northern clime. Unless you are in Northern areas of the US or Europe, growing them might be a fruitless quest.
So, for a brief two-week period, I can dream about growing blue poppies and see the real thing beautifully displayed. Here are some of the pictures I took yesterday. They may be delicate, but the blue poppies are certainly photogenic!
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himalayan blue poppies a gardener s dream, gardening, Meconopsis Lingholm with double flowered bloom on display at Longwood Gardens in Chadd s Ford Pennsylvania

Meconopsis "Lingholm" with double flowered bloom on display at Longwood Gardens in Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania

Purple tinge on the delicate Blue Poppy indicates a change in growing conditions or stress.

Himalayan Blue Poppy

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Sharon on Jul 15, 2014
Once again I've tried growing these beautiful pop pies and no luck. I still buy them when I'm in Victoria BC. Wishful thinking.

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- Barb Rosen on Jul 15, 2014
  @Sharon ~ they are very particular! You might have to do like me and enjoy them at a botanical garden or in pictures with a wistful heart : )
  
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Busymomhelp on Oct 15, 2014
what a beauty!

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