Field Poppy

The seeds of Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) need a loose soil to germinate. That's why they grow in cereal fields plowed last winter or early in spring.



The seeds can lay dormant for years in the soil, to explode into flower when circumstances are favorable.

Purple Orchid

All Purple Orchid (Orchis purpurea) flowers resemble puppets with dark red hats and all have reddish specks on white, but ...


...some prefer ample dresses,

 ...or wide pants with an ethnic pattern,

...while others prefer long, tapering sleeves,

...or hairy purple polkadots.

 Who's trying to tell you plants are not trendy?