Poppies need the right partners to showcase their fleeting beauty
I make my plants work hard to earn a place in planting schemes. My rule of thumb is that they should be long-flowering, structural and provide at least two seasons of interest. One exception is the poppy. Spectacular and blowsy, the ephemeral flowers last only a few days each.
Usually I would not put up with such a high-maintenance character – but for the sumptuous glamour the delicate crepe petals imbue, I am happy to pander to these demanding divas.
