The plant pictured, Jen, is a poppy. It grows from very heavy tap-roots and will be potentially difficult to move sucessfully. On the other hand Rhododendron ponticums grow ito large shrubs and will soon be easily seen behind the poppy.

Also the poppy will die back after flowering. Does your husband realise the rhododendron will grow to 6 feet tall and across? The poppy won't be a problem for very long!

Hi Bulbaholic. Thanks for your reply. I thought it was a poppy and I want to leave it where it is. Think I'm just going to not get around to moving it ?

My husbands trouble is he is not very good at waiting for things. He is getting better. As said I think I will just keep forgetting to moving it ?

No idea why your husband thinks a poppy would block his view of a large, evergreen Rhododendron, but if he wants it moved, is there some reason why he can't do it himself? If not, then tell him to do the work himself. If there is a reason, just smile, nod, and ignore. :)

And if it is anything like the poppies in our garden, he will be unable to remove all the roots and since they grow from root cuttings, he will still have a poppy in the way.

I love those big blowsy poppies which is what you have there Jenlewis. However, they do have very deep taproots as Steragram says so even when you think it's been dug out it will grow again.

I know this from experience!

Oh and if the EEC has its way, your Rh. ponticum will have to be removed as it is possibly going to be made illegal to grow any ponticum and its hybrids. They are a real weed in many parts of the UK.

They are a serious weed, Ob. They seed around widely and in the wilder areas of the country there is no one to pull out the seedlings. Attractive, yes, but they shade out native plants. Organisations like RSPB, SNH and the Wildlife Trusts are already spending a lot of money to eradicate them from their land.