2 With Persicaria bistorta: Papaver o. ‘Karine’ with Persicaria bistorta and Thalictrum aquilegiifolium
A dense backdrop of foliage plays host to the fleecy heads of thalictrum and persicaria – which despite huge differences in shape, balance the scheme by occupying a similar total volume. But it is the flowering poppies that draw the eye. Their ruffled petals neutralise the pastels as the sunlight streams through.
