4 Types of Blue Meconopsis Poppy from Seed || Stratification Explained

[@jacobduboeuff1503]

I just followed your advice: with fresh meconopsis betonicifolia seed, from my own garden, I have seedlings within 10 days. Thanks a lot.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Great stuff congratulations. I hope they will come through the winter well for you.

[@Whipporwhill]

Excellent info & demo, thank you! I'm going to attempt growing Lingholm here in Z6 USA.🤞💙🌿 8:32

[@karlsorchidparty2395]

Wow! Have you seen this?!! @10:25 your Iris reticulata (?) popped open! 😍😍😍🌸

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. No way! I didn't notice until now. Thanks for pointing it out. You know the day after filming this video, the whole pot was in full flower. Isn't it always the way!

[@coneyworks8791]

This was a really great video, really informative! I find Meconopsis to be a confusing genus, working out what's a hybrid and what's a variety within a species.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Ah yes, but what a fabulous genus! 😉😊 Thanks and have a great evening.

[@deano1018]

I love how you observed and mimicked what Mother Nature does in your garden. Great video. I bought a meconopsis three years ago and it has yet to bloom. Maybe this spring…🤞🏻

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Fingers crossed 🤞

[@coneyworks8791]

Make sure when it does flower you collect its seeds as once it flowers it dies :(

[@trevordickson8617]

I have finally been able to get some Blue Poppy seed, only M. horridula, and your advice is invaluable. I've not heard of the trick with grit so I will give it a go & let you know how it goes. I'm living in Tasmania at the moment. I tried to grow M. grandis in Brisbane many years ago & the thing promptly died just after I got it. Too warm & humid which has been a problem for many cool growing plants I've found. Hopefully the Tassie climate will keep them happy.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Best of luck with your meconopsis, down there in Tasmania. Hope it does well 🤞🌺🌼🌻

[@susanhoward47]

Thank you for the valuable informatio.I have failed with these beautiful Poppies in the past, i will try again.Thank you wish me luck 🤞

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Good luck!

[@YangzomDorji]

Thank you, I been obsessed with blue poppies, but I failed to grow every time, I saw ur tutorial & bought seeds, now I am Going to follow your instructions. But could u kindly mentioned the name of substances that u are using? It will be great help again.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

The blue poppies are very special. I understand why you might become obsessed. By the way, I did mention the substances to use for your mix. Did you skip through the video, by any chance?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Try 3:52 in the video.

[@brianjameson8261]

Excellent Rachel. I germinated mine in a cold frame…. Moss was a problem on the surface of the modules, I used a tooth pick to remove it from around the seedlings… you are advised not to transplant the seedlings but I managed to do it where 2 good seedlings were close together…

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Congratulations, Brian, and well done. Watering with epsom salts is safe for meconopsis and will get rid of lychen. It may help with moss too. I can tell how much you cherished those meconopsis by the use of the toothpick 🙂

[@moandjohn100]

Thank you, very informative. I now know why I was unsuccessful. Going to plant seeds tomorrow. Love you videos

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Best of luck!

[@FernandaNascimentoOrchids]

I trust they will do well, fingers crossed for you 🤞 They are lovely!!! I also appreciate that you are, appositely, dressed in blue 😃❤️💖

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha. Yes, I am dressed in blue but it is by chance 😅

[@katipohl2431]

Thanks for this very valuable information. Those wonderful blue poppies look like poppies from the Himalayas in Nepal.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Well, that's because they are.

[@scallywags12]

Thanks for the tips. I have meconopisi seeds to sow. Some have germinated over winter.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Great stuff. I hope they go on to grow strong and flower beautifully

[@sharonrichardson6563]

Thank you for the informative video on such a beautiful plant. Your outfit went perfectly with the plant color. I can't wait to try this.♥️

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Haha, thank you, Sharon

[@Betty-qd8st]

I find myself drawn to this amazing plant. I’m going to find seeds and try . Lol the dreaming / hopeful gardener. 🌼😂

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Best of luck! You can do it!

[@nickklassen6962]

I was successful last season at growing one lingholm from seed (from many) to almost blooming in the garden. I took photos the whole journey, until the morning when the bud was certainly to bloom a rabbit ate the bloom stalk! Oh the devastation! lol but alas I will try prob again and protect it better.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Oh no! What a heartbreaking story! Those bloomin rabbits. Grrrr 😡

[@freedomfighter313]

What care Shd b taken when transferring the seedlings to the garden. How deep Shd the seedlings be transplanted.?? 🙏🙏

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I have always planted seedlings in the garden at the same depth as they were in the pot. Watch out for slugs when they go out. Meconopsis are very tasty apparently.

[@susanlindadalton1287]

Very interesting video. I have 6 plants all bought at Harlow Carr in Harrogate. The first 3 plants have been moved twice before 3rd time lucky in the ideal place and the next 3 I bought joined them. I have often wondered about how to collect the seeds as the seed pod seems to be different to normal poppies. I have been reluctant to grow from seed as did not want the disappointment if they do not work. I dont have a green house but do have a cold frame, would it be possible to keep them in there? Thank you

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Maybe you will give seed growing a go now. Yes, a cold frame works as well as a greenhouse. Good luck.

[@tomrodgers7955]

Great video thank you for all the information! I have purchased some seeds and will most likely sow them in the greenhouse around October time in the uk. Should I put the seeds in the fridge now until then? What is the best way to store them before sowing. Thanks!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, store the seed damp-proof in the fridge! Good luck in October

[@tomrodgers7955]

@@GardeningatDouentza thank you ever so much!

[@tomrodgers7955]

With the current weather in the uk a little miserable do you think now would be a good time to sow and take advantage of this? I have 4 lots of seeds so I could always use 1 packet and try now?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

@@tomrodgers7955 personally I would hold off. The weather here is awful too but, with a bit of luck, August will bring some good weather.

[@doonslove9693]

Thanks so much for your video! I am in a place that gets some periods in summer that are hot and dry, and I am wondering if you think I could grow them as an indoor plant? If I maintain the light requirements and the moisture? I feel like that would be easier than worrying every time it goes about 30 degrees Celsius!!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

I fear you would struggle to grow the blue Himalayan poppy indoors. It is a plant that needs winter cold.

[@louiselunt9713]

One blue poppy flowered and as it’s June, can I collect the seeds, or just put some grit down in the location of the current blue poppy, hoping it will survive (as it’s a shady area). Advice appreciated.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Well, if you're going to sow in the ground that would be the right place. Sowing in pots, however, always yields better results.

[@rogerburford4291]

You’ve been very helpful, is it too late to sow blue poppy seeds.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad to be helpful. In Ireland it is now too late to sow meconopsis seed as the temperatures are too warm.

[@rogerburford4291]

@@GardeningatDouentza Many thanks.

[@irishfruitandberries9059]

Great video Rachel, very informative. Do you think its too late to sow Meconopsis now? I'm in Dublin. Thanks

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Hi there and thanks. Yes, I'm sorry to say I think it's a bit too late to sow meconopsis. The seed won't get the cold it needs, unless of course we have an unexpected cold snap.

[@irishfruitandberries9059]

@@GardeningatDouentza ok, thanks Rachel.

[@Betty-qd8st]

I noticed these plants like to Germinate with an area that has a grit on top of the soil.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Yes, they do 😊

[@leslieparsons408]

You mentioned that you are gardening in the equivalent to zone 9 in the US. I don't think that is correct, because zone 9 includes the Southern tips of Flordia, Texas and California. The weather in these places is very hot and rarely ever freezes. Think of oranges and palm trees.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

According to the hardiness map we're zone 9.

[@markw4692]

What you may not understand is that these are a mountain plant. So think of a high mountain in Florida where the temperature is cooler due to elevation, but moist.

[@sazji]

Zones are about low temperatures; they don't tell much about the rest of the climate. For example, Atlanta is zone 8, but so is Seattle; Atlanta has hot humid summers and hot nights, while Seattle is cooler, especially our night temperatures. Thus the things we can actually grow here are quite different. We can grow Meconopsis but it would be pretty much impossible in Atlanta.

[@niknik7470]

Can you tell me about the czech blue poppy?

[@GardeningatDouentza]

@@niknik7470 the Czech blue poppy seems to be a strain of Papaver somniferum so not one covered in this video at all. You may find this link useful... www.poppyczech.com/poppy-species-in-the-czech-republic/