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Shirley poppy

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Shirley poppy
n.
A variety of the corn poppy having scarlet, pink, or salmon flowers.
[After Shirley, district of Croydon in southeast England.]
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The youngsters spent a day in June scattering thousands of wildflower seeds, including cosmos and Shirley poppy, bishop's flower and cornflower, with the help of Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council's grounds maintenance staff and community development team.
Children sow the seeds of a wildflower meadow; A commercial feature ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
There are at least six different poppy species any Valley gardener can grow: the Iceland poppy, California poppy, Shirley poppy, Mexican tulip poppy, Oriental poppy and Matilija poppy.
IN THE GARDEN POPPIES ADD PUNCH TO YOUR SPRING PLANTING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
As you well know, every plant is surrounded by history which often makes interesting reading, and that is just one reason why I like to know all about the plants I grow in my own garden and the Shirley poppy is no exception.
ASK GEORGE; Sowing the seeds of LOVE by Boenish, George / Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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