Many California natives require fire to germinate their seeds and so we could see some of them sprouting this winter and ...

also known as a breadseed or opium poppy, has been cultivated and used by humans for millennia. Ancient Romans and Greeks ...

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 ...

Types: Kellison notes that the most common type in the U.S. is the blue poppy seed (botanical name, Papaver Somniferum), sometimes called Dutch Blue when sourced from Holland or Canada.

What are Poppy Seeds? Poppy seeds are derived from the opium poppy plant (Papaver somniferum) and are the tiny, nutty-flavored seeds found in the pod of the flower. They come in various shades ...