Another Annie’s Annuals perennial purchased in 2018 for the memory garden, this is a pretty cool plant. Well, it is pretty, and has cool elements, also. The foliage is a striking gray and intricately cut, making a rosette of wonderful, graphic patterns. Then, the flowers come–dozes of bright orange poppies. And finally, the “horned poppy” starts growing its horns. The seedpods develop at a rapid clip–long, long daggers shooting out from every stem.

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In the photo above, you can see the remarkable seed pods. The best thing about the seed pods is that they were full of viable seeds! I planted a bunch of them and they sprouted. I potted them on and they continue to thrive. I’m hoping to have a few more for the garden and a few to share.

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My 2020 plans for this plant are to keep it fed and weeded and to grow its offspring up to adulthood so they can go out in the garden this autumn.

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