Iceland poppy
noun
: a poppy (Papaver nudicaule) of holarctic regions often cultivated for its usually single showy flowers
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Options for your new plantings include pinks, sweet alyssum, larkspurs, snapdragons, Iceland poppies, stocks, foxgloves, wallflowers, ornamental Swiss chard and, a little closer to March, petunias.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
Other rarities include Iceland poppies, garden roses, foxgloves and lisianthus .
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
Other rarities include Iceland poppies, garden roses, foxgloves and lisianthus .
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
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