Oriental Poppy Flower Opening

The large flower bud of an oriental poppy.
Most flowers open too slowly to catch on film without a time-lapse camera, however, early in the morning can almost watch and see the flower bud of an oriental poppy open in real time.

The flower begins to open pushing  off the covering.

Nearly gone!

The fully open flower.

The flowers don't last long and within a day or two, the petals drop leaving the seed capsule.

A colourful stand of oriental poppies on the banking at the east side of the harbour in Lower Largo.