poppies

[Kiwi-family]

When is the best time to see poppies on the Camino Frances?

 

[Deleted member 3000]

From Fodor's:

Poppies start blooming in April in the south of France and work their way north, so depending on where you are, poppy season runs from April to June. Frankly, I have often seen more impressive fields of poppies in northern France in late May.

Spain will be similar.

April 2012 post:

https://whatnoduff.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/amapola-spanish-for-poppy-season-arrives-in-andalucia/

 

[Magwood]

I know I always miss the poppies blooming in my garden in Andalucia when I walk in April/May time. The spectacular sight in ththe photo below was taken on the camino Portuguese, just south of Santarém in early May 2014.

 

[NualaOC]

We saw lots of poppies in June.

 

[scruffy1]

Poppies are among the last of the Springtime flowers to bloom. Still too cold, give them another couple of weeks.

 

[Deleted member 22638]

When is the best time to see poppies on the Camino Frances?

Yes I think April/ May are your best bet - the better the weather the earlier and vice versa.

Surprisingly we had a late November bloom in London last November

 

[Peadarmac]

When is the best time to see poppies on the Camino Frances?

Hi there,

I snapped these on May 22nd 2013 on the stretch of the CF between Los Arcos and Viana.

Rgds,
Peadar

 

[Mark Lee]

Yes I think April/ May are your best bet - the better the weather the earlier and vice versa.

Surprisingly we had a late November bloom in London last November

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I saw a news bit about that here.
Incredible, and at the same time somber.
Moved this old veteran.

 

[JohnMcM]

May & June 2014

 

[Kiwi-family]

We saw some in mid/late May but not massive fields of them as I had been expecting, and most of the ones we did see looked past their best so I wondered if we were a bit late. Also, they seemed sprinkled through the fields rather than huge sweeping expanses of them - perhaps I thought I was looking for tulips in the Netherlands.

 

[jprogers]

When is the best time to see poppies on the Camino Frances?

We saw poppies in June near Haro walking to Santa Domingo from Irun in 2013. Also in May on CF. I was so amazed to see how common these special poppies are. Growing up as a kiwi they were available yearly as paper or cloth ones to be worn..on remembrance day. To see them naturally it all made sense of the significance of the emblem and was quite overwhelming.

 

[marbuck]

Being from NZ you would be familiar with Anzac Day. We were on the Camino Frances last Anzac day and it was a pleasure to pick fresh poppies from the field for our Anzac day service in Los Arcos. One of the finest Anzac days I have ever had and I am a Veteran

 

[Ian Afloat]

Today on the North Downs marking the crash site of a b17:

 

[Thirstywork]

I know I always miss the poppies blooming in my garden in Andalucia when I walk in April/May time. The spectacular sight in ththe photo below was taken on the camino Portuguese, just south of Santarém in early May 2014.
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Wow.

 

[jefferyonthecamino]

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When is the best time to see poppies on the Camino Frances?

now
(although it depends where along the Camino)

 

[JohnMcM]

If you like lilac coloured poppies, this might delight you as much as it did me. I first saw one or two, then small clusters and was blown away by their beauty. Then I came across two fields of them side-by-side. Glorious.

Buen (flower-loving) Camino

 

[JohnMcM]

Yes I think April/ May are your best bet - the better the weather the earlier and vice versa.

Surprisingly we had a late November bloom in London last November

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As an old soldier my Camino(s) will continue to be part of my healing. I was lucky enough to get a pair of those poppies from the London Blood Swept Lands memorial, they are now a permanent fixture in my home.

 

[Magwood]

As an old soldier my Camino(s) will continue to be part of my healing. I was lucky enough to get a pair of those poppies from the London Blood Swept Lands memorial, they are now a permanent fixture in my home.

Hi John, I too purchased some of these poppies, one for me and one each for my daughters and grandchildren. Visiting the Tower of London in September was one of the highlights of 2014, along with walking the camino Portuguese, and the birth of my granddaughter.
When are you off again? Only 12 days to go for me!

 

[JohnMcM]

Hi John, I too purchased some of these poppies, one for me and one each for my daughters and grandchildren. Visiting the Tower of London in September was one of the highlights of 2014, along with walking the camino Portuguese, and the birth of my granddaughter.
When are you off again? Only 12 days to go for me!

Wow! Yours has come around so quickly Maggie. Mid-May for me. StJPdP to Burgos, hop a bus to Oviedo and walk the Primitivo

It's great being a grandparent is it not

Buen Camino