Buttercups? by deannemart

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on May 19, 2005

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I found some interesting facts when I tried to identify these flowers from our yard on the Internet. I think these are buttercups, which are evidently poisonous! We

Comments (14)

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marybelgium

11:38AM | Thu, 19 May 2005

What a lovely image ! Love the colors too ...well done!

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pm_hackworth

1:02PM | Thu, 19 May 2005

Wow! I didn't know all of that either! Gee! Lovely capture though very well done! Vote!

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mallethead

6:27PM | Thu, 19 May 2005

Great composition and vibrant colors! Thanks for the info as well...these grow wild all along the highways here, and we were just wondering a few days ago what they were...now we know!

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morningglory

8:34PM | Thu, 19 May 2005

These are California Poppies.....one of my favorites, a little difficult to grow here in the South. Great capture.

CameraObscura

1:25AM | Fri, 20 May 2005

I see someone beat me to it. Yes these are California Poppies and cannot be transplanted as they will die. When the spanish arrived in California and saw the flowers cover the many hills, they nicked named California, h 'hills of fire'. In Spanish it sounds better. If you are going to remove them and you happen to have a compost pile, placce them there as they provide nutrients for the earth. Have a great weekend in the garden.

Whatsagaltodo

10:02AM | Fri, 20 May 2005

Nice Photo. California's State Flower is a protected plant. It is illegal to pick, destroy or dig up a California Poppy and can have some serious fines. Poppies are hypnotic. Since there has been much rainfall in California this year, the hills of fire can be seen almost everywhere. Thanks for bringing attention to such a great flower.

deannemart

10:07AM | Fri, 20 May 2005

Thanks for all the info about poppies, everyone! Since we live in Colorado, not California, I think it's okay for us to dig these up. I'm going to attempt to transplant them and see what happens :)

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Lledeline

3:07PM | Fri, 20 May 2005

Beautiful picture.

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Enmos

3:24AM | Sat, 21 May 2005

Gorgeous shot here, very beautiful !!! its a California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) :o)

ana-maria

3:35AM | Sat, 21 May 2005

Excellent capture. I never saw this flowers. Beautiful colors and love the POV.

KiwiMiss

6:51AM | Sat, 21 May 2005

I seem to recall they have a rather long tap root and are hard to transplant sucessfully - good luck. I think you'll find they grow well from seed though. Beautiful capture of these wonderful cheery poppies.

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