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Oriental poppy

Papaver orientale 'pizzicato'

Description:

Humongous-sized poppy. The flower can be as big as your head!

Habitat:

It usually thrives in light calcareous soil and in full sun or part shade. Native to the Caucasus, northeastern Turkey, and northern Iran.

Notes:

Botanical Garden Leuven

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9 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks, annorion :-)

annorion
annorion 11 years ago

Great collection!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

That's amazing Maria. Never heard of this.

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Gracias! Thanks!

LarryGraziano
LarryGraziano 11 years ago

guau! increible Marta! te felicito!

AntónioGinjaGinja
AntónioGinjaGinja 11 years ago

gorgeous Marta

Galantliv
Galantliv 11 years ago

Very beautiful, indeed!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Interesting,

ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

Wow!!

The MnMs
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The MnMs

Leuven, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

Spotted on Jun 9, 2012
Submitted on Jun 9, 2012

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