when do poppies bloom?

[kate]

I've got bread seed poppies - they're about a foot tall, huge beautiful
leaves and no sign of flower buds. It hasn't been very hot here yet -
lots of rain - is there hope?

Kate
Nashville, TN, whatever zone that is this year

[Bill R]

Kate,

Yes, there is hope. Just give them time. Around here, a couple hundred
miles north of you, they start blooming in late May.
--
Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)

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[kate]

Bill R wrote:
> kate wrote:
>
>> I've got bread seed poppies - they're about a foot tall, huge
>> beautiful leaves and no sign of flower buds. It hasn't been very hot
>> here yet - lots of rain - is there hope?
>>
>> Kate
>> Nashville, TN, whatever zone that is this year
>>
>
> Kate,
>
> Yes, there is hope. Just give them time. Around here, a couple hundred
> miles north of you, they start blooming in late May.

Thanks, Bill! They're getting more rain today.

Kate

[Robert]

Hoping to add something constructive, kate <ka...@thisaintreal.com> typed

Kate,

Last year in September and again in January I spread handfuls of the seeds
around. It took a few months for them to sprout, the ones planted in
September came up first with the others following about two to three weeks
later.
I've had flowers and pods for a good month, now. The last to come up are
still flowering but most are only pods The earlier plants are almost dry on
the stem. Most of the leaves on the plants are turning brown already, but
there's still a bit of green left.
We had torrential rains all winter till mid March.
I'm in Zone 6 - Tri-Valley, CA.

Rob