Cinnamon Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 We drove to Dorset & back last week & saw loads of field full of gorgeous lilacy white crops,but were too far away to make out what they were. Just driven down the road to see the same crop - it appears to be a beautiful lilac Poppy,& a field full of it in full flower is quite stunning. There was nowhere to pull over,or i would have taken a photo Does anyone know why they would use Poppies as a crop (Poppy seeds maybe), & has anyone else seen them? I also have seem Linseed around here,which is a lovely blue, & Rape which is that vibrant yellow of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 We drove to Dorset & back last week & saw loads of field full of gorgeous lilacy white crops,but were too far away to make out what they were.Just driven down the road to see the same crop - it appears to be a beautiful lilac Poppy,& a field full of it in full flower is quite stunning. There was nowhere to pull over,or i would have taken a photo Does anyone know why they would use Poppies as a crop (Poppy seeds maybe), & has anyone else seen them? I also have seem Linseed around here,which is a lovely blue, & Rape which is that vibrant yellow of course Opium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Does the field look like this? if so, it's possibly opium poppies for use in painkillers etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 It is probably linseed Click Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyhenSG Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I was wondering the same thing - I passed a field full of these beautiful poppies last week on the way to my mum and dad's. I thought they would probably be opium/drugs related but if so, am surprised that they are grown so openly. You'd think they'd be likely to targeted by the criminal fraternity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I was wondering the same thing - I passed a field full of these beautiful poppies last week on the way to my mum and dad's. I thought they would probably be opium/drugs related but if so, am surprised that they are grown so openly. You'd think they'd be likely to targeted by the criminal fraternity. The opium isn't harvested until the poppies come to an end and the petals drop off - and they need to be left on the stalk in situ to be harvested - so until they come to the end of their life, they don't require too much supervision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 No,its not Linseed - I know what that looks like,& its way more blue that these flowers. It is definitely the Poppies - they look stunning when there is a field full of them They are exactly like those ones in the photo. I will try to get a photo myself tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Oh, I am intrigued. Would love to see a photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 We have that too and I understand that it's linseed (flax). We have a crop with tiny white flowers at the moment, I have a couple of photos on my phone - I will post them here when I get round to getting them off the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I understand that opium poppies are grown under licence in the UK. My opium poppies (weeds, they just appear in the veg patch) are the lilac ones, they are beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squiffs Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I understand that opium poppies are grown under licence in the UK. Yup. Last time I checked there was only one company licenced to grow them in the UK, Macfarlan Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Around here poppies have been looking fabulous this year all over the place - motorway borders, gutters of smaller roads etc - never seen so many - they must have liked the recent weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 We've had loads of ox-eye daisies in the verges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I saw an article in the daily paper last week showing a field full of these poppies but i can't remember where they were. It said that they were being grown as a crop for morphine so i guess they were the opium poppies. I've got quite a few in my garden hmm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 I think its opium poppies too. There are quite a few fields of these in Oxfordshire. Has anyone seen fields of lavender? We drove through France last week and saw several stunning purple fields - why can't I even grown one bush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 you can have some of mine Patricia; the front garden has the best lavender display I've ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
