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    So I continue my journey of discovery around my garden and while cleaning out the dead material from another Iris, I found a pot half buried in the ground with a plant growing in it.

    I managed to dislodge the pot and found roots hanging out the draining holes, but they seemed intact when I pulled the pot up.

    I managed to get it out of the pot in good shape, teased some of the bigger roots out and potted it in a bigger pot. I was curious to see whether it was a good plant or not.

    It looks like this now:

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    And a close up of its leaves which have what look like prickles on them:

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    Just as I put it out in the garden, I noticed a label on the side of the pot which said that it was "Lavandula Hidcote" - however all my experience of Lavender tells me this is not what it should look like!

    So have I rescued an on the brink of blooming beautiful plant; or have I given the weed that took over the pot the best meal of its life before it gets thrown in the bin tomorrow?
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Think it might be a poppy.:scratch:
     
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      Definitely a poppy. Looks like a good one too :blue thumb:
       
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        Fascinating!

        Thanks,

        I'll give it a few days in the pot and then plant it out in the garden once we get some sunshine.
         
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        So a quick read - they tend not to be perennials, am I right?

        So as this one would have been planted at the latest in summer 2018, is it likely to flower?
         
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        Looks like a perennial to me, a variety of papaver orientalis. Many different varieties, with a range of colours. The annual poppies have different leaves.
        When it flowers, which should be in the next month-ish, you'll have a better chance of identifying it :thumbsup:
         
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          They cover the range. Some are annuals, there are also biennials and you also have perennials. The latter are really attractive, usually called, 'Oriental poppies' if left undesturbed they can often form quite a clump.

          I like all poppies.
           
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          Your poppy is Papaver, a perennial and large flowering. They also grow fairly tall so may need support. Below is 'Patty's Plum' in my previous garden.

          Papaver 'Patty's Plum' (4).JPG

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            You guys are incredible.

            So it lived in its pot for a while but didn't adapt well and lots of the leaves went brown and died. I trimmed them off and planted in the ground and it has thrived now.

            Just starting to see the flower now... I'm kind of excited to see what comes out!

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              They like to be on the dry side which may explain the loss of leaves. It should do well in your garden and will eventually spread in size so that you can split it to create more plants....if you like it of course. We'll look forward to seeing what colour it is. :)
               
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                This is a serendipitous piece of info as i only noticed this growing along next doors wall. I'm going to wait for the seed heads to develop and sow them along a line of fence and wait to see how many i get next year. Freebies! I love self-setting flowers and these will make a companion to all the California Poppies that crop up every year.
                 
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                I'm not sure that the oriental perennial poppies grow true from seed Mossy Rocks?
                 
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                How, then, do they grow?
                We shall see.
                I'm a firm believer in giving seeds a chance.
                 
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                  @Cardinal-Red Looking at the tempting bit of colour poking through, it might be a very beautiful pink one. I've got this one growing in my long border. The flower heads are absolutely massive! Gorgeous poppy. I have red and white versions of it too.
                   

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                    What @Sheal means is that they probably won't look like the parent plant....sometimes this can be good if you like surprises !:biggrin:
                     
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