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Papaver somniferum, commonly known as the opium poppy [2] or breadseed poppy, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It is the species of plant from which both opium and poppy seeds are derived and is also a valuable ornamental plant grown in gardens.
The seed-heads of Papaver somniferum are slit to release the latex, which contains various alkaloids. In the course of history, poppies have always been attributed important medicinal properties. The stems contain a milky latex that may cause skin irritation, and the latex in the opium poppy ( Papaver somniferum ) contains several narcotic ...
Papaver setigerum, common name poppy of Troy or dwarf breadseed poppy, is a herbaceous annual plant of the family Papaveraceae. This plant is closely related to and sometimes treated as a subspecies of opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). In fact it produces a very small amount of morphine alkaloids. [1]
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Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum' is a poppy originally discovered growing in a compost heap at Kingsdon Nursery Garden, Somerset, UK, by Sandra Pope of Hadspen House, Somerset, UK, who had come to work in Mrs Patricia Marrow's garden. [1] After the damson colour of the poppy was noticed, Marrow propagated it.
Ohio's prolonged drought is forcing the premature harvest of withered crops and depleting hay and feed reserves that had been stored for winter. 'A struggle to grow things': Ohio's drought has ...
Papaver heterophyllum, previously known as Stylomecon heterophylla, and better known as the wind poppy, is a winter annual herbaceous plant. It is endemic to the western California Floristic Province and known to grow in the area starting from the San Francisco Bay Area of Central Western California southwards to northwestern Baja California ...
Growing to a height of 90 centimetres (35 in), [5] this poppy withstands the droughts of non-Arab Middle East. The flowers are of rich red colours, with black spots in the centre. [6] The thin petals may be crispy. [7] The flowers bloom to a diameter of 10 cm (3.9 in). The inner petals stick up, which resembles a tulip.