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Roma

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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #15 on: June 07, 2015, 10:43:01 PM »
My meconopsis have been badly damaged by wind and rain.  Leaves shredded and some stems broken.  Meconopsis rudis/prattii are a bit tougher.
As far as I remember these were all seedlings from the same pale blue flowered plant.  There is a white one with unmarked leaves and a couple which have the spotted leaves of rudis.
Meconopsis x beamishii is also in the first picture
Roma Fiddes, near Aberdeen in north East Scotland.

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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2015, 08:43:13 AM »
Hello Roma yes the weather has been very unkind for Meconopsis this year and our big blue poppies are only now at the best probably 2 weeks later than usual we have31 German visitors on Sat so they will see them just a bit hot should not complain but a shower of rain would be good tonight. I post a few pictures no names just Blue poppies,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #17 on: June 21, 2015, 02:48:35 PM »
Another Meconopsis prattii has opened.  It is pale blue like the parent

Meconopsis baileyi alba from seed (thanks Gote).  6 or 7 white plants and one blue
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #18 on: June 22, 2015, 09:13:42 PM »
It's so beautiful a shame our climate is not Meconopis compatible  >:(
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #19 on: June 22, 2015, 10:15:37 PM »
It's so beautiful a shame our climate is not Meconopis compatible  >:(

Yann  - The price to be paid is hefty, it's 22nd of June and 16c, overcast and a good stiff wind blowing.  And we dream of Albizias....

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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #20 on: June 24, 2015, 09:49:14 AM »
A picture this morning of Meconopsis baileyi Amy's Dream it is later this year but very happy it has survived,( the original plant was fro Cyril Lafong grown from seed,) cheers Ian the Christie kind
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #21 on: June 24, 2015, 11:40:48 AM »
 Interesting flower, Ian.  Are there any other fully double Meconopsis?
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2015, 10:55:49 PM »
John : yes i know, today 34°c  8) quite impossible to maintain this fascinating genius in my land.
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #23 on: June 27, 2015, 12:20:20 AM »
Impossible here too!
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #24 on: June 30, 2015, 01:57:16 AM »
Blue poppy time on the coast.  Grew these from seed in 2012 as betonicifolia and if we had been smart we'd have planted them out straight away. Instead kept them potted another year when many "bolted" and fizzled.   We now presume they are ex a 'Lingholm' that originally came from Ian the Christie kind. Thoughts?

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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #25 on: July 02, 2015, 02:41:57 PM »
Hi
I can grow only a few meconopsis species on my balcony.
This one comes from the seed exchange.
Meconopsis cambrica / double flowered orange form.
This is a pity the flowers only live just a little more than one day...
JP
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #26 on: July 02, 2015, 05:53:11 PM »
Hello John superb plants and I guess that I gave you seed of some of the odd fertile plants we have well worth trying to  keep going not Ling holm good, luck, cheers Ian
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #27 on: July 03, 2015, 01:00:53 PM »
Ian

This was from seed off a plant that a friend got from you at your nursery in atumn 2003.  So I reckon the same as one of your fertiles eh?

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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #28 on: July 26, 2015, 08:59:06 PM »
Meconopsis chelidonifolia
Meconopsis wallichii
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Re: Meconopsis 2015
« Reply #29 on: August 12, 2015, 09:27:52 PM »
The second Meconopsis walichii is flowering now.  It is way above my head.  The first one has flowers at eye level now which are easier to photograph.  I measured one at 9 foot a few years ago when I removed the dead plant.  Much easier to measure when it is lying on the ground ;D
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