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Eliza Waters 
Stunning
Thank you, Anthony!
That’s perfect and what a glorious colour
Thank you, Sheree. I am in love with this colour!
Wholly understandable Eliza
Beautiful Eliza. What’s the name? I saw the red in Greece and was impressed by its delicacy and simple beauty.
Thanks, Dawn. Papaver somniferum ‘Lauren’s Grape’
Awesome. Thanks Eliza. I can now post my pic of the red one !
What a beautiful colour, I have never seen a poppy that colour… lovely!
Thank you, it is the result of a grower’s natural selection over many generations called ‘Lauren’s Grape.’ I am thrilled with it.
That is gorgeous!
Thank you, Dale, a color to lust over! 😉
It is!!
i’ve never beheld
a Poppy dressed in
such heavenly tones
like this enchantress’s
thanking U, Eliza bloom
eyes, warmly and diviner
be blessedness’ weekend
fullest in marvelous garden
serene shadow-blossoming
Thank you for the poem, Heather!
A pleasure, Eliza, thank you for all the flowers and more
💕
So beautiful! What a lovely color.
Thank you, Jackie! It is a delight. 🙂
Purple poppies? Pleasantly propagated!
🙂 Thank you, Linda. One of the easy ones, too.
Ah, you can’t beat a poppy. Up there with roses for one of my favourites.
Rain has arrived . Summer come and gone yet again but it is a huge relief not to be so hot.
MJ
Thank you, MJ.
Summer isn’t always what we dream about in the middle of winter. 😉
Particularly perfect purple perfection pleases people.
Great alliteration, Anne! 🙂 💜
I’ve never seen this colour before! Lovely!
Thank you, Dawn. It is a delight!
A pulchritudinous purple poppy.
Indeed! 😀
This makes me very happy!
🙂 Thanks for sharing the seed, they are delightful!
Love those poppies.
Thank you, the rich color just wows me. 🙂
Exquisite bloom! I love that deep color and it looks like there are more on the way.
Thank you, Barbara, more to look forward to. 🙂
A spectacular colour and royal beauty! 🤩👑♥️
Thank you, Susan! 🙂
Lovely color! I haven’t seen purple before.
Thanks, Ellen, I love it!
Love that color 💐
Thanks, Val. It’s a beauty!
What a beauty and that colour!
Thank you, Belinda, like a cup of wine!
😊
Such an unusual color-but ever so beautiful nonetheless.
Oh, yes, the color is very beautiful and the bees are crazy over it! 🙂
Understandably!
So beautiful! I love how the buds bow their heads.
It is a beautiful plant… thanks, Kris!
What a beautiful poppy Eliza, I love the colour 💜 xxx
Thank you, Xenia! x
Deep Purple.
Amazing to behold!
Very nice shot!
Thank you, Hien!
Beautiful!
Gracias, Maria!
Oh, I love poppies and that is a gorgeous color. The ones that seem to do well here in a perennial garden are the real big orange-red ones. Are they started with plantings or bulbs in the fall?
Oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are the ones you are thinking of and they are perennial plants that go dormant shortly after they bloom. They come in red, orange, pink, and salmon cultivars. It is best to buy them as 1 or 2 year plants as they don’t like to be moved when older.
The one you see here is a self-sowing annual (Papaver somniferum) They bloom, set seed, then die and the seeds can be spread (like a salt shaker!) where you want them to grow next year. I have red, mauve and dark purple. Would you like me to send you some seed, I always have tons that I just throw away. (Email me, see my About page.)
I have tried some poppies with no success so I hate to take your seeds! The ones I see here are the really tall deep orange ones.
I wonderful if California poppies would grow for you? They are a self-sowing annual and grow in harsh conditions with no problem.
Beautiful! I planted two purple poppies this year! Hoping they are going to be as beautiful as yours!
Thank you, Nancy. I’m sure yours will be grand!
Beautiful colour. Is this the one Chris grows?
Yes, he shared some seed with me last year and I sent some of my mauve and red. I love sharing with my blogging buddies. 🙂
Wow, this colour.
Thanks, Rupali, it’s a stunner!
Wonderful colour !!!
Thank you, it’s an amazing colour, for sure!
I love posts that make me instantly oooh and aaah…your did just that. Beautiful poppy.
Thank you, glad you liked it. I love that rich color!
Yummy color. I’ve tried Lauren’s Grape several times but have never managed to get one to bloom.
The same here when I planted from a packet. I think fresh seed is the key. I got mine from Chris M. last year. Would you like me to send you some seed? I’m sure I will have plenty.
Yes, Eliza, I would love some some fresh poppy seeds. That’s very kind of you. Would you like some Blackberry Lily or something else?
I emailed you…