Oriental Poppies!

Did I mention my poppies are in the shade?

A week after I’ve arrived in Colorado, most still look like this. It’s taking them forever to bloom–but here is the first.

I love it! Meanwhile, my neighbor’s yard–in the sun–is bursting with poppies! First there was one.

Then three…

Now she has twenty-some!

My lesson is, plant Oriental Poppies in the sun if you are impatient!