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Papaveraceae
Poppy
Papaver
Remembrance (WWI), sleep, peace, death.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Papaver
- Native to
- Temperate climates worldwide
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- annual or perennial
- Height
- 30–120 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water
- Low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 3–9
- Lifespan
- Varies
Did you know
- The red poppy became a symbol of remembrance for fallen soldiers after the WWI poem 'In Flanders Fields' by John McCrae.
- Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) are the source of morphine, codeine, and heroin.
- A single poppy plant can produce up to 60,000 seeds.
- Poppy seeds are widely used in baking and contain trace amounts of opiates that can affect drug tests.
- California's state flower, the golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica), isn't a true poppy but is in the same family.