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Carl Farmer |
A garden escape naturalised in several places Flower diameter c 5-7.5 cm Skye ID: Unmistakeable in flower; our other poppy is red. The fruit tapers to both ends, whereas in Long-headed Poppy it is as broad at the tip as in the middle. Other features: Flowers solitary on long stalks. Leaves not bluish-green as in Long-headed Poppy but more yellowish-green, pinnate with broad, lobed leaflets. Native to hill country of Wales and SW England. |
