Twenty two or however many years later, I'm wondering if my mom's poppies are still thriving at my dad's house. I love poppies, and I love California poppies best, but they don't thrive in Michigan. Mom planted huge, impressive, fuzzy orange perennial poppies by the house. When I last checked, they were still thriving. I would love to take a cutting from them. Mom is the best at perennials. All of my best perennials - the huge irises everyone's jealous of; the awesome hosta assortment; the lilies that started my gardens - were planted by mom.