#romneya

Matilija Poppy - Romneya coulteri. Berkeley, CA

I hear they go well with bacon roses (go ahead, look it up).

Jill Raggett

Fun at work last week creating Romneya coulteri (Matilija poppy) flower arrangements with paper flowers and live foliage. These were used as center pieces for a celebration of our many fantastic volunteers here at @rsabg - this place would be impoverished without them! The stunning beauty of Romneya coulteri is a perfect reflection of the vibrancy the volunteers bring to their work. If you are able, I highly recommend volunteering at your local botanic garden or arboretum! #RomneyaCoulteri #Romneya #Matilijapoppy #poppies #poppy #flowers #wildflowers #crafts #papercrafts #paperflowers #flowerarrangments #botanicalgarden #botanicgarden #rsabg #volunteer #celebrate #botany #botanize #plants #nativeplants (at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzej6GEAiBt/?igshid=ruv3bjtrbm5f

The collection is really putting on a show this week, so pop some popcorn and parous the poppies! • Meconopsis, or the Himalayan poppy, is a relatively small genus found in Central Asia, where many species are endemic to Nepal. The most commonly seen Meconopsis species have blue flowers, however they can range from deep purples, to the vibrant pink seen here, to bright yellow. • Papaver rhoeas has a wide native range across Europe, Northern Africa, and Western and Central Asia. Though not native to California, Calflora has reported that the species has naturalized across the state. P. rhoeas also has an abundance of common names, including common poppy, corn poppy, and Flanders poppy. Papaver rhoeas became a symbol of the sacrifices of World War I, due to their abundance in fields where many battles of the war were fought; they were further associated with the war when included in the poem “In Flanders Field” by Col. John McCrae. Many thanks for photo help from @christinakhuynh @elizpark @hgruenert • Romneya ‘White Cloud’ is a cultivated hybrid of the native Romneya coulteri and Romneya trichocalyx. This hybrid was first found in 1940 by Thomas Payne, the 20th century California horticulturist and native plants advocate, in his nursery. The cultivar was introduced commercially in the late 1940s or 1950s and recognized for it large flowers and compact habit. • #sfbotanicalgarden #summerflowers #meconopsis #papaverrhoeas #romneya (at San Francisco Botanical Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/By0akBeAxz3/?igshid=160p8qj1pjxve

Matilija poppy is a California native which grows even in drier climates and can become a huge bushlike specimen. The style of growth and even leaves don’t signal that it is a poppy nearly so much as the flowers themselves. These are quite large flowers which would fill the palm of most people’s hands.

Shutter speed on my camera playing weird tricks on this European honeybee's wings while it gathers nectar from this Matilija poppy (romneya spp). #europeanhoneybee #honeybee #bees #romneya #matilijapoppy

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