Well, Stephanie, nobody can accuse you of avoiding a challenge! Blue poppies have a reputation for being very difficult to grow. I've never tried them myself. I have an online garden friend at another site who grows them at her Nova Scotia home, and they are about the prettiest thing I've ever seen. She grows them by wintersowing. I've never met a blue poppy in person, they are very rare in much of the U.S. I do know that they like moist, well drained acid soil and cool weather. They are known to grow well in the PNW and New England.
Don't be discouraged, though, by me. In gardening, especially wintersowing, nothing is impossible. I imagine wintersowing them is your best bet.
Karen
