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Subrosa's Outdoor Non-Bog Photo Thread

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Full disclosure, this plant is actually in the bog, but isn't supposed to be. Each year I grow a pot of these annuals from the previous year's seeds, and usually a plant or two pop up around the garden. This year the pot went bust, not a single plant germinated. And this is the only volunteer, so even though it grew where it shouldn't, I need it for seed. Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum:
 

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Epic cranberries there too!

Poppies are one of my favorite flowers, and grow incredibly well, but unfortunately are cracked down on here. Even if you're a harmless little old lady who just loves the look of 'em in your garden. Quite a shame to stigmatize a plant for the rest of us who just consider it not only a superb ornamental, but also great pollinator food.
 
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It really is senseless to crack down on the flowers here. Opium production is incredibly tedious and time-consuming, and requires a third world labor force to be feasible. The experience of collecting a ball of raw opium about the size of a pea made me lose all thoughts of growing the plants for any other than ornamental purposes!
 
  • #24
I like the cranberry as a ground cover. It certainly covers a lot of ground fast!
 
  • #25
Rosa palustris, the Swamp Rose. First bloom for this plant which is the only rose suitable for continuously wet soil. In a normal spring this plant will be in standing water for several periods ranging from days to a couple weeks:
 

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