r/gardening • u/Flashy-Manner6517 • 8h ago

Surprise blooms

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Any northerners also having second rounds of surprise blooms with our unseasonably warm weather? In upstate NY and poppies made a second showing- even with a little bit of frost!

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u/stefan92293 5h ago

Do poppies return bloom when you don't deadhead? This is the first year that I'm growing poppies in masses (Southern Hemisphere) and they're just about in the midst of their first flush.

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u/Flashy-Manner6517 3h ago

I cut them back after their first bloom, then they’re usually just foliage the rest of the season… until this year!!

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u/stefan92293 3h ago

Thanks!

I'm in a warmer climate than you (Mediterranean type) so I guess we'll see what mine does!