{"id":9528,"date":"2016-01-02T10:15:51","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T17:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=9528"},"modified":"2015-12-29T07:37:59","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T14:37:59","slug":"blue-poppies-in-pictures-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/blue-poppies-in-pictures-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Poppies of the Himalayas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mecanopsis\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Book<\/a><\/p>\n

Blue Heaven: Encounters with the Blue Poppy<\/strong> by Bill Terry from amazon<\/a>
\nBill Terry is a leading North American authority on Asiatic poppies relates his own encounters with the blue poppy and shows how, given a suitable climate, a patient and persistent gardener can raise this most alluring of perennial plants.
\nThe origins of Meconopsis are expounded along with comments about those who first discovered and grew the plants. A personal account, fun to read and adds to the collective knowledge.<\/p>\n

\"Mecanopsis<\/a><\/p>\n

Meconopsis<\/strong> the ‘hardy plant series’ is also still available via amazon<\/a>
\n<\/p>\n

\"Mecanopsis\"<\/a><\/p>\n

All that is Meconopsis is not blue:<\/p>\n

\"Mecanopsis\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Meconopsis group link<\/a><\/p>\n

‘Portraits of Himalayan Flowers’
\n\"Book<\/a><\/p>\n

‘The Poppy Family in the Wild and in Cultivation’ has a good section on the ‘Blue Poppy’
\n\"Book<\/a><\/p>\n

Read Tips for Growing Meconopsis<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blue Heaven: Encounters with the Blue Poppy by Bill Terry from amazon Bill Terry is a leading North American authority on Asiatic poppies relates his own encounters with the blue poppy and shows how, given a suitable climate, a patient and persistent gardener can raise this most alluring of perennial plants. The origins of Meconopsis are expounded along with comments about those who first discovered and grew the plants. A personal account, fun to read and adds to the collective…<\/p>\n

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