Poppies come in a number of different varieties. Despite their delicate-looking petals and foliage, they hold up well ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy (papaver somniferum), from which opium is obtained ; accumulating in the juice of the plant the ...

Each year in November, the poppy appears on coats across the country. It's a symbol as old as any of us, but where did it ...

Colombia proposes legal coca, poppy cultivation for medical, scientific use. New decree prioritizes indigenous, public health ...

The poppy as a symbol of remembrance was started by the American humanitarian Moina Michael, who was inspired by Lt Colonel ...

Poppy seeds come from the plant that produces opium and from which narcotics such as morphine and codeine are derived. During harvesting and processing, the seeds can become coated with the opium ...

Once the conflict was over the poppy was one of the only plants to grow on the otherwise barren battlefields. The significance of the poppy as a lasting memorial symbol to the fallen was realised ...

Carpinteria Beautiful has distributed 1,000 packets of poppy seeds to 10 local businesses, donated by S&S Seeds owner Victor ...