Brilliant color. A sure hit in my garden. Add the fact that the brilliant color is a native to moist woods, of eastern North America, and it becomes a must have for me. A must have for my garden.
This screaming yellow bloom is of Wood Poppy, or Celadine Poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum.
The Wood Poppy shows hints of bloom as a fuzzy bud. It begins blooming in my garden (which is at an elevation of 1,800 feet in the Blue Ridge Mountains, of Virginia) in mid April. The plants continue blooming for a couple months.
The leaf of Wood Poppy reminds me of a White Oak leaf. Deep sinuses. As mid summer arrives, the leaves begin to change color. Just a slight change of color. A hint of autumn to come.
The seeds have a way of putting plants in odd places. If you have a neat, tidy garden with regimenation, unlike mine, you’ll want to give the new plants guidance in placement. The plant is most happy in a moist location, in shade or part shade.
Even now, as August weather is hinting at fall, I am enjoying the Wood Poppies in my garden. I particularly enjoy them at this time of year, when there is rain. The rain drops on their leaves are beautiful.
4 responses to “Wood Poppy”
What a beautiful flower. I am taking note for my future shade garden. (Also, your photography is inspiring. You show the beauty even in older, declining leaves.)
Leah, so glad you read my post. I thoroughly enjoy having Wood Poppies in my garden and I hope that you will too!
I love taking photographs that show the beauty of Nature. So glad you enjoyed the pictures.
Brenda? Any chance of getting seeds? Wonder how they would do in my neck of the woods? Your photography is absolutely brilliant !
Hi Bonnie! It is too late in the season for me to collect seeds from my plants. You might Google “Celadine Wood Poppy seeds for sale” to see what is available. While cruising around the internet, I see that it does grow, with care, in Florida. Good luck, and let me know how you do!
Thanks for reading my post. And thanks bunches for enjoying my photos!