Poppies…

Part of Cee’s fun foto challenge: single flowers or bud

The word ‘single’ in this challenge has helped me to focus, I have chosen single flowers but also varieties of a single type of flower – the Poppy. Being a less wordy blog, I have simply put a caption with each image.

(Photos copyright of Jenniferwillisphotography)

 

The ‘original’ red poppy growing wild in a Flanders’ Field. Photographed in the evening sunlight hence it is closing up for the night

True blue flowers are rare in the natural world, but the Himalayan Blue Poppy is an exception. Precise growing conditions must be present to produce the blue color of the Himalayan blue poppy. Obviously the gardeners at Mount Stewart Co. Down have achieved those conditions as the Blue Poppies are delicate, beautiful and very blue!

Orange Poppy. Growing wild Andalusia, Spain 

Incredibly delicate Purple Poppy – or is it Pink? Growing wild, Andalusia, Spain

Morning dew drop on a White Poppy. Growing wild, Andalusia, Spain