Blue Poppies 2013

By Pattyhankins @PattyHankins

One of the highlights of the year for flower photographers in the DC area is when Longwood Gardens puts the Blue Poppies on display in March. On facebook, it’s easy to tell when they are on display – all of a sudden there are photos of spectacular blue flowers showing up in photographer’s newsfeeds.

I headed to Longwood Gardens in mid-March to see the blue poppies. I’d heard that this year’s display was particularly spectacular – and I wasn’t disappointed. I saw lots of blue poppies – in a bed with blue hydrangeas. Some of this year’s blue poppies had wonderful shades of purples in the petals – I loved the combination.

So here are some of my favorite blue poppy photos from Longwood Garden’s 2013 display.