June 20th, 2009

Lettuce Leaf Poppy At The Garden Park

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This is the lettuce leaf poppy (Papaver somniferum), also known as the opium poppy, that Lucy and I found at Green Spring Gardens. Most often pink or mauve, the annual is sometimes found in red and white. Opium is made from the nectar or “latex” taken from the green seed pods.

 

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