These gorgeous huge poppies are bloomin’ up The Holler!
Also known as the Matilija Poppy, these are the largest flowers in the poppy family,
and they are the largest native California flower.
The blooms are 8 inches in diameter,
and the bushes grow to about 10 feet in height,
They are a challenge to grow, but so worth the effort!
Cheers to you & Happy Mother’s Day from The Holler’s Romneya~
Beautiful. I like it. 🌼
I’m glad you do & thank you! დ
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Delighted to see your photos as I love these gorgeous flowers. I saw a Romneya flower yesterday, there’s a plant on the outer edge of Dunedin Botanic Garden that I can see from the footpath. As I walked by I noticed there was ONE flower left! An autumn gift from nature as we move ever closer to winter here in New Zealand. Your photos are marvellous Cindy, wonderful you have these flowers in your garden!
How amazing is this! I have been to The Dunedin Botanic Garden, photographed extensively, saw our native cacti. I am thrilled there is Romneya growing there. There are very hard to grow in any spot they don’t choose 😉
Their plant seems to have established well as I’ve seen it back in the season with plenty of beautiful blooms – hooray! I also shared a link on twitter, thanks for your lovely blog-post 🙂
Thank you for your very thoughtful comment and equally thoughtful share! Take good care & cheers დ
So beautiful.
So pleased you think so & thank you! დ
Gorgeous
Grazie Sheree დ
Why are they challenging to grow? Is it because of the size? I need to read up about them. Thank you for sharing, Cindy! Lovely pictures! They look like yellow fairies in white skirts, twirling away like a Sufi dancer.
Germinating the seeds is difficult. They like pine needle smoke. They are very sensitive plants and take lots of care to establish. There are only a few nurseries in California that actually sell them. They grow naturally by river beds, and have a deep root system that propagate under ground. They don’t appreciate being planted other places! დ
Thank you for sharing, Cindy! 👍😊
You are most welcome დ
Beautiful flower and shots Cindy! Does it have a scent?
Yes it does! A faint sweet lemony scent დ
sweeeet!
Simply stunning!!! 🤗
Thank you Gunta დ
Absolutely stunning! I have never seen a white poppy or one of that size…
So pleased you like them. They are wonderful, happy blooms! დ
They would definitely make a garden special…
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Gorgeous, like something from Alice in Wonderland!
I can perfectly see Alice holding this flower! Thanks for the happy imagery Darlene დ
Wow! Aren’t they beautiful! Thanks for sharing your fantastic photos of them. 🙂
You are more than welcome Lynette & I am so happy you enjoyed them დ
They are beautiful Cindy, what a treat to see! 💛
So happy you enjoyed & cheers to you დ
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Hugs to you kind Sharon დ
And a challenge to photograph, I’ll bet. Well done – Derrick
Thank you very much Derrick. So appreciated დ
Gorgeous!!
Obrigada Isabel დ
Oh how wonderful – absolutely definitely worth it! And more O’Keeffe vibes….!! X
It could be a sister painting to her gorgeous Papaver Poppy! What a gorgeous duo that would be დ
Poppy perfection! 😍
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They are gorgeous, I totally love them.
Smiling. We understand each other perfectly! დ
I love poppies and they are spectacular!
So pleased you enjoyed them Cathy. They are very happy blooms დ
They certainly are 💚
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These are a champion Cindy, such a powerful glow to them. Great share, thank you 😀 ❤️ 🙏🏽 🦋
So thoughtful of you and so appreciated Mark! დ
Just poppyn by to say hi. Lovely shots as always, my friend. （*’∀’人）❤️❤️❤️🌈
Happy you popped over & cheers! დდ
I didn’t know poppies grew this large. Thank you for the wonderful introduction!
You are most welcome. They are a nice new friend to meet! დ
Beautiful!
Grazie Beth დ
They’re simply gorgeous!
I am happy you like them. Cheers! დ
Mother Nature – Bootiful. Thanks.
She is the most awesome Mother. Cheers to you & thank you დ
No, thank you my dear. ♥
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good morning, happy Mother’s Day… the flower is gorgeous…
Happy Mother’s Day & thank you my friend დ
These poppies definitely have the wow-factor!
Yes they do and growing them in groups makes quite an impression დ
They are lovely.
Grazie mille Timothy დ
They’re real big, like sunflowers. Very impressive.
Yes. I hadn’t thought of that. They are big like sunflowers, but far less substantial დ
I love how their petals look like tissue paper. Beautiful, Cindy! Happy Mother’s Day.
Thank you Jennie. I hope your day was wonderful! დ
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Tissue paper beauties. They look so fragile. No wonder they are hard to grow.
Thank you David. They are delicate and sensitive plants. High maintenance but so worth the effort! დ
stellar flora🌺🌺🌺compose a beautiful day Cindy ~ sending joy hedy
Joy & gratitude flying back to you Hedy დ
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So appreciate your thoughtfulness Ed. Thank you & take good care დ
Just beautiful!
Grazie mille დ
So beautiful. I don’t think I’ve seen these flowers before. Thanks for sharing them.
Thank you more for appreciating them & cheers to you my friend დ
Gorgeous captures, Cindy. I’ll never forget seeing these on a visit to CA once… they are amazing!
I am so glad you have seen them. They are quite special დ
Loved that crinkled look! Thanks for these gorgeous photos!
Thank you more for your very kind appreciation დ
A beautiful share and flower. I had no idea CA poppies were so big. Happy Mother’s Day Cindy! 🌼
Thank you Brad! We have several California poppy varieties, but this guy is the biggest poppy in the world დ
Very beautiful flowers and photos, Cindy! ❤️
Thank you John & cheers to you დ
Wow.
They are such. Thank you Jim დ
How stunning! 💛 I don’t think I’ve ever noticed them on my previous visits to CA and out west, but I’ll be on the lookout for them now thanks to your post, Cindy!
When I see them, I screech to a stop and go over and say hello! It doesn’t happen often დ
A perfect way to start my day! May we open our faces to the sun with the enthusiasm of. the Romneya!
Amen to that Rebecca. The Romneya on my desk is smiling at you! დ
Beautiful flowers! Those billowy white petals remind me of Marilyn Monroe’s famous photo with the white skirt.
I so love creative bloggers!!! I have heard so many wonderful metaphors for these flower petals. They are Monroe’s dress billowing! Thank you for this marvelous imagery დ
I am going on a search for seeds! But they are possibly banned over here in New Zealand. They reminded me of Princess Diana’s wedding dress!
Oh my goodness, yes! They do look like her dress. People criticized the wrinkles but I thought she looked so lovely. The seeds are very difficult to germinate. They like pine smoke. A blogger told me she saw them growing at The Dunedin Botanical Garden which I remember visiting. Maybe you can contact them and ask about trying to get some seeds to cultivate. I would be fascinated to hear how this goes and thrilled if you do grow them! დ
I think I shall try the Dunedin Botanical Gardens! The NZ seed catalogues don’t seem to mention them. Thanks for the info Cindy.
Let me know what you find out….
Wow! Real Bobby Dazzlers!
I googled the term Bobby Dazzler! I had never heard of this before. Love this & thank you for teaching me something new & fun! დ
I did wonder if you’d know 🤣💗
Those are stunning!
Much appreciated Sandy & cheers! დ
Lovely! I love how papery the petals are.
Poppies are wonderful because of this delicacy. So happy you enjoyed & cheers Jackie დ
Echoing the WOW! ❤️🙂
Smiling! Thank you დ
They are beautiful and strange looking. The petals look like tissue paper.
They are very unusual and they do look like tissue paper flowers დ
Beautiful pictures !!!
Gracias Gwennie! დ
Wow! They are beautiful! And so huge! I love the white petals. They look like tissue.
Yes, they do and I call them tissue paper flowers! დ
Absolutely beautiful:)
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Janet დ
Gorgeous!!!!
Grazie დ
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Lovely as always, Ms. Cindy.
So appreciated Pam, thank you! დ
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Happy Mother’s Day! Beautiful photos!
Hope you had a wonderful day & thank you Dawn! დ
Wow❣️❣️❣️Amazing captures Cindy 💐
Grazie mille Val დ
Happy Mother’s Day, Cindy! These are stunning. They remind me of a parachute that’s been opened (or maybe a car’s airbag). Hard to imagine flowers that immense!
Yes they look like wrinkled, like fine fabric. Happy Mother’s Day Debbie & thank you! დ
Oh, the bane of my existence! It’s my FAVORITE flower and I’ve tried to grow it and fail every time. I think I love it to death, which is a perfect metaphor for so many things. So beautiful, lucky you!
It is the most difficult plant I have grown. It is so picky and delicate. It takes a couple of years to establish and if you accomplish that, it develops runners and will thrive. But, now the gophers have found them! I put them in ‘gopher proof’ mesh, but the gophers apparently didn’t read the ‘gopher proof’ fine print! 😉
Oh no! I’m so sorry. As much as I love animals, gophers, moles, rats, and ground squirrels are not my favorites because they do so much damage! I’ve used that mesh too and found the creatures DO laugh, in a sardonic and snarky manner.
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That is one gorgeous flower!
It’s a mother of a flower, for Mothers Day!
Happy Mothers Day Cindy!
Laughing….. The mother of all flowers!!! Cheers to you Resa 😉 დ
They are spectacular.
Much appreciated Barbara. Thank you! დ
Beautiful! The petals almost look like silk.
They are so delicate aren’t they, but they last forever as cut flowers. I have one on my desk as I am typing დ
I’ve never seen a white poppy, just beautiful Cindy, I had orange poppies in my wedding bouquet.
Orange California poppies grow in profusion right now at The Holler. They are such bright and happy flowers დ
Lovely… Happy Mother’s Day, Cindy!
Thank you Bette & hope you had a wonderful day! დ
I’ve never had the joy of seeing the Matilija Poppy. What delicate beauty!
I only discovered them about ten years ago. They may be native, but they are rare. Happy you enjoyed them Rosaliene დ
Few photographers capture subtle shading and tinting well enough to get me to like white flowers. U are one of those few.
Honored & humbled. Thank you very much დ
Thank **you** very much. 🙂
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Amazing to see poppies this huge! Happy Mothers’ Day to you, Cindy!
And to you Terri. Hope you had a wonderful day! დ
Happy Mother’s Day (and Grandmother’s Day, too) to you, Cindy!
The flowers are gorgeous – imagine I am sending one to you with love and hugs!
Visa versa 2UX2 sweet Sheila! დდ
Wow, those are amazing! They look so delicate like fine paper.
Yes, I call them tissue paper flowers and they are very delicate looking, but last forever as cut flowers დ
What beautiful blooms Cindy, and so large.
Yes, they are striking and unusual blooms დ
Amazing. I love poppies so much. Photographs are gorgeous.
I love poppies too!! Cheers to you Gigi & thank you დ
I love poppies but these are really special. So gorgeous!
They are my favorite flower. They are so large and so striking დ
Gorgeous!! They look like tissue paper art.
Yes. Exactly so! დ
These are incredible, Cindy! You have done an amazing job capturing their beauty.
Honored. Thank you very much Michele დ
All good, but the second photo — perfect.
Smiling. So appreciated! დ
Beautiful photos for the day to honor. You captured the detail and elegance of these flowers.
Thanks much Frank & cheers to you დ
Beautiful! Never saw white poppies.
They are rather rare and special. Happy you like them & cheers დ
I really enjoyed this celebration of the Romneya coulteri, Cindy. They are such a distinct flower with their huge size and fried egg appearance. Your photos do a great job of capturing the crepe-like texture of them. Beautiful poppy.
Thank you! I am happy you are familiar with them. They are exceptional aren’t there დ
Beautiful flowers.
Merci beaucoup mon Ami Beverley დ
Drop dead gorgeous, Cindy!
Ahh….. So appreciated Curt. Hope you are loving your life on the road! დ
Indeed we are Cindy. Each day is a new adventure…
I’m happy for you.
The petals of this beautiful flower look like precious silk dresses. I love it!
Stay safe, dear Cindy!
Do you know what I love so much? The amazing metaphors bloggers use to describe these flowers. It so clearly demonstrates the creative talent of our blogging community. I love being part of this. They ARE living silk dresses! Thank you my friend & stay safe and well დ
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These are so delicate and stunning. They look like fine crepe paper. I hope yours survive the voracious gophers.
Thank you. I have a feeling the poppies will survive. The poppies are surrounded by gopher proof herbs. And I planted some more on the tops. Gophers hate herbs with their meals! 😉
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They look like papurr, Cindy, but o so beautiful🌸Pawkisses for a Happy Day🐾😽💞
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They are lovely. Look so delicate
They are a strange combination of delicacy and strength, like all the most wonderful living things. Hope you are well დ
They are so lovely, thank you for sharing. LG Marie
Thank you more for your kind appreciation დ
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Learning beautiful new facts about my home state.
We were both born in a beautiful and challenging state Gina. Thank you for your kindness დ
🙂 I am looking forward to visiting Southern California as soon as I can,
Drop me a line when you do….
They look so delicate!
I was just saying this!! Yes they are delicate and lovely დ
These are gorgeous. I have always liked the petals’ resemblance to crinkled paper.
I love this too. So delicate დ
Beautiful 🤩!
Grazie mille John დ
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So beautiful! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
You are most welcome & I am happy you enjoyed დ
Are they native or planted in your garden? It is gorgeous a bit north in the Bay Area at my mother’s home (though I have added 12 bags of mulch around plantings to protect the soil from direct sunlight… always a gardener, you know) – Oscar
I planted these guys and growing them is not for the faint hearted! They are very sensitive. You are in a stunning area. Enjoy! დ
Those huge white ruffly petals make me think of the white hats worn by the women in Gauguin’s paintings of women from Brittany! So Beautiful!
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How creative of you Kathy! I see exactly what you mean. These flowers might make wonderful hats! დ
A belated Happy Mother’s Day to you!!
These are gorgeous and look like they are celebrating Spring!
Cheers!! 💛🤍💛
Thanks so much! Happy Spring & cheers to you დ
What an incredibly beautiful flower Cindy.. never seen anything like it… Thank you so much for sharing it ♥
Hi there Sally! Joshua Trees are truly unusual and the blooms make them even more so. Very happy you enjoyed them & cheers to you my friend დ
Hello Cindy, this is Charly Priest of the then blog Crazy Life, don´t know if you rember me, had to get of wordpress for quite some time and now with a new account… obviously, anyways glad to reconnect with the wordpress familly.
Beautiful photos as always and interesting to know it grows up to 10 feet, certainly has to be a workout to take care of them (I worked as a gardner in my other life), glad to recconect with quite a few of you good people and really happy to have found you.
Have a great day, Charly.
It is wonderful to hear from you! I am so glad you are back. Of course I remember you. I will head over now to your new blog. Welcome Home! დდ
Wow! These are gorgeous. I had no idea poppies came in white! <3
They are amazing, white, and so huge! I love growing them. Take good care my friend and thank you დ
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Thank you Sally. I so appreciate your kind thoughtfulness. Stay safe & well my friend დ
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Your kindness is so appreciated Michael. Thank you sincerely & take good care my friend დ
Hello Cindy! I apologize for this very late revisit. You have found another wonderful and gorgeous flower. Dont beat me,but at the first sight the white part looked like for me like a lost hankerchief. Lol I have some patterns in my mind, and its hard to erase them instantely. 😉 Thanks for sharing these impressions, and have a great week! xx Michael
I love the metaphor of the handkerchief! So creative and so very accurate. Thank you for your thoughtful comments and be well Michael დ
Beautiful and definitely worth the effort. Thanks for continuing to share your magnificent photos.
Awww….Thank you Tangie for your thoughtfulness & cheers to you დ
The pictures are lovely. They must be so beautiful in person.
Thank you! They are lovely flowers დ
Oh wow, I adore poppies Cindy I’ve not seen these kind before. 💕
Aren’t they wonderful. I love them and they are blooming up a storm right now დ
Gorgeous!
Grazie mille დ
Well we have cultivated Californian poppies in our gardens but not like those. Magnificent!
We have Cali poppies too, self sowing all over The Holler. Love them. My great grandfather was a poppy planation owner long ago in Bulgaria. Hopefully not an opium supplier დ
How interesting, I have visited Bulgaria. Maybe the poppies were for medical use then!
Some certainly were.
Your certainly know how to capture light. Impressive poppies. I just saw white poppies somewhere in the “wild” between Cuernavaca and Mexico city. Wondering whether they were not opium poppies. There are clandestine plantations everywhere in Mexico… What “brand” are yours?
These are Matilija Poppies. Coincidentally my grandfather in Bulgaria owned a poppy plantation of the original genus დ
Is that right? So you’re paying an homage to your grandfather. How nice. 💐
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