"That is why Plaid Cymru would like to see the
Welsh poppy come to represent a symbol of remembrance and respect.
Plaid MP Adam Price, pictured against a background of the parties logo, the
Welsh PoppyAnd would that be the same Plaid Cymru that did not blush to squander cash on a new logo, a
Welsh poppy done on a child's Spirograph, as well as a sonic logo - no, I don't know what one of those is either.
If it all seems like too much trouble for a plant that only flowers in June and July, you could go for the easier
Welsh poppy, M.
? Many different garden strains of poppy exist, including Shirley poppy, Iceland poppy, California poppy, Himalayan and the beautiful yellow
Welsh poppy. Yellow poppies are thought to represent wealth and success.
Jenny Roberts' square, of a
Welsh poppy, was created to mark the 50th anniversary of the North Wales Wildlife Trust.
Q Can you give the botanical name of the
Welsh poppy? A The botanical name of the
Welsh Poppy is Menconopsis cambric.
Plaid's campaigns director Adam Price, the Carmarthen East MP, who was behind the party's new bright yellow
Welsh Poppy logo, prophesised that soon all parties would be doing it.
He also mocked Plaid Cymru's much-hyped re-branding exercise after the party adopted a
Welsh poppy as its new logo.
Elfyn Llwyd also raised the issue that the
Welsh Poppy should be a symbol of remembrance and respect as a special way of remembering those from Wales who lost their lives.
I WAS very amused to read Ann Carlton's observations on Plaid's
Welsh poppy.
As for the wimpish yellow
Welsh poppy Party has adopted as its symbol in place of the sturdy three peaks of the traditional triban, have you ever even seen a
Welsh poppy?
Newcomers include a lovely violet form of
Welsh poppy, the first F1 hybrid foxglove that will flower for at least two years from a February sowing under glass, a lilac and white penstemon said to be frost hardy and a sunflower, Bicentenary, introduced to mark the Royal Horticultural Society's eponymous year.
If it all seems like too much trouble for a plant which only flowers in June and July, you could go for the easier
Welsh poppy, M.
THE
Welsh poppy (Meconopis cambrica) is a beautiful taprooted Aperennial with light green, lobed leaves.
