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messages 25/05/2014 at 13:18  I have about 15 of these plants
springing up in my front garden - does anyone know what they are
please?    25/05/2014 at 13:24  They look like ornamental poppy
seedlings  25/05/2014 at 13:34  Thank you.  Do you know how big
they grow?  25/05/2014 at 13:52  They can vary, up to 2-3ft high
and the same across depending on the space they have, sunlight
and soil, but in poor conditions they don't grow anything like
as big as that.    25/05/2014 at 13:54  Thank you I was going to
pull them out - glad I didn't!  25/05/2014 at 13:56  They're
related to the opium poppy, and will probably have double frilly
pinky plum coloured flowers with dark blotches at the base of
the petals.  You can dry the seedheads for winter decoration. 
25/05/2014 at 14:01  Do you know whether  they are annuals or
perennials?  25/05/2014 at 14:13  Pretty sure those ones are
annuals - but not totally certain - I always pull them up in the
autumn - they se