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Which old fashioned flowers were popular 100 years ago?

The Californian Poppy.

Eschscholzia, the brightly coloured Californian Poppy had many popular named varieties in the early years of the Last Century, when generally mixed colours were frowned upon.
Have a look at the wonderful range of single coloured varieties from that time.
"Alba.": Cream.
"Diana.": Pale yellow and rose.
"Golden West.": Gold and orange.
"Frilled Pink.": Pink and cream.
"Mandarin": Orange, scarlet and gold.
"Orange Queen.": Deep orange and yellow.
"Ruby King": Crimson.

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