A Year in the Valley

This striking poppy is still blooming on the bank of the watermeadow.  I think it has come from some wildflower seeds, but it isn’t a native flower (obvious from its name!).  The flowers have four delicate petals of a gorgeous apricot colour, distinct from the Welsh Poppy, which is on the primrose end of the spectrum.  The feathery foliage is blue-green, but you can’t see it in the picture, because the brambles got in the way.  It is either a perennial or annual, that is, it can survive a mild winter, but will die if the climate is harsh.