Every few years (actually quite a few numbers of years can pass) and one of these beautiful Opium Poppies (Papaver somniferum) will just appear out of nowhere in my back garden. This one is quite a monster in size and has many heads like the mythical Hydra.
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June 2018, rear garden, Staffordshire, England. © Pete Hillman.
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What a superb macro. It almost looks like an abstract painting when you photograph it up-close.
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Thank you, Vicki 🙂 I am fascinated by the fairly complex structure of it and its beauty.
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My Spring favorite flower! Gorgeous close up Pete!!
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Thank you, Anita 🙂 One of my favourites of the poppies.
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Wonderful macro with excellent details, Pete!
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Thank you very much, Indira 🙂
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That’s an artwork of nature!
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🙂
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Their seed can lie dormant for many years, they are fleeting but beautiful.
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I know they can come up when the ground is disturbed also, and I completely redone this border last year.
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They are fabulous inside and close up.
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What a beauty!
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Thank you, Liz 🙂 I really like the colour and the structure of these beauties.
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Stunning
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Thank you 🙂
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Impressive, the flower and the shot
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Many thanks, Ted 🙂 By the end of the day I took this shot the whole thing was dissolving. But new flowers are opening.
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Beautiful blossom.
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Thank you, Sandy 🙂
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You are welcome.
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What a fascinating flower!
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Thank you 🙂
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Extraordinary looking flower Pete. Your photo shows the wonderful colour and texture!
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Thank you, Belinda 🙂 Poppies are lovely flowers to photograph.
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The internal structure of poppies is so complex and interesting. The combination of pink and green in this one is pleasing; it reminds me of a certain type of glassware produced here in the 1920s that often combined pink bowls with green stems.
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The structures are quite fascinating and beautiful. I like the glassware comparison 🙂
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Beautiful details.
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Thank you, Anne 🙂
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The colors…. Wow….!
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Thank you 🙂
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These are amazing. Saw some recently. Hopefully the wind may blow some of the seeds my way 🙂
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Thank you, Jill 🙂 They have all finsihed now, but I will just let the whole thing go to seed and see what happends. Thing is these seeds can lay dorment for many years.
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