Blue poppies are a variety of Japanese poppy. This interesting flower has a truly ingenious way of surviving. Each flower has millions of tiny seeds that disperse in the wind and collect on the ground. Poppy seeds can stay on the ground for a long time, waiting for it to be churned. Over time, the seeds build up until, suddenly, there are hundreds of perennial poppies everywhere! This chokes out all the rest of the plants, and also ensures that the poppies stand no chance of not being pollinated.
Upon returning from their trip to the Butchart Gardens, my parents presented me with a packet of Blue Poppy seeds. I don't think they knew how fascinated I was with this flower. I look forward to growing them in my garden when spring finally comes. I shall have to remember to dead-head the flowers, or they might take over the world!
Peter wrote this in September, with later additions after he unexpectedly received seeds.
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