Poppies grow rampant here in Northern California. We see the orange, California-native poppies bloom throughout the spring and summer, along roadsides and in fields. Reseeding themselves, they come up year after year.
Recently we’ve also spotted the larger, more spectacular, non-native Papaver poppy:
Our neighbor Sarah saved us some seed pods from her purple-colored Papaver poppies:
When you shake them, you hear the poppy seeds jingle around inside.
Be careful though! They easily spill out of these holes in the side of the pod. A simple, elegant way to distribute seeds, relying on wind or animals to shake the pods.
We’re excited to sew them in our garden! Thank you, Sarah!
at our local art supply store. The stencil book contains six different leaves: aspen, holly, maple, sweet gum, white oak, and yellow poplar, all common to North America.
