by babash 25 Mar 2015

Can anyone tell me what flower is the orange one in the current series. As you might have guessed I am a bit challenged in the knowing my flower varieties. I keep looking at it and think is it a Lily or a Pansy?

It sews out beautifully I will post a picture in Projects.
Hope some gardeners can put me right. Thanks

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by mops Moderator edited 25 Mar 2015

It looks like an Eschscholzia californica to me. No idea what the common name is, only know the Dutch one, slaapmutsje, which translates as nightcap, referring to the green cap that comes off when the flower opens. Remember as a kid we wanted to remove those caps before they came off, much to my mum's disapproval. Moreover they close their petals at night.
The link gives a picture.

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spendlove by spendlove 26 Mar 2015

I think we call them Californian Poppies here in UK

babash by babash 26 Mar 2015

Oh thank you for the links feel better now about making them white.

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by mysew1325 25 Mar 2015

it is a Poppy

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babash by babash 25 Mar 2015

Thank you. I never thought of that one. Hope there is such a thing as white poppy's

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