Poppy FlowerYou Can Grow Them!
Poppy Flower You Can Grow Them!
The poppy flower has been known long to man. It has been reviled as being common as a weed, revered for its medicinal uses, cultivated for culinary treats, used as a nutritional supplement and finally has attained its place as a popular garden flower in a huge variety of colors.
The poppy flower originated in Asia and has a long history going as far back as the Sumerians in 400 BC. It is a symbol for peace, war, remembrance and many other things. The poppy flower appeared in the Wizard of Oz and many an artist has attributed a masterpiece or their downfall to the poppys extract - opium. The poppy flower appears on tombstones as a symbol of eternal sleep and it appears on the coat of arms of the Royal College of Anesthetists.
The poppy flower comes in both annual and perennial varieties and is grown throughout Europe, Asia, The Americas and Canada. Poppies are grown for agricultural purposes to make poppy seeds and oil in huge fields as well as cultivated for medicinal purposes. However the extraction of the alkaloids for medicinal purposes requires licensing in the US. The most common use of the poppy flower is as an ornamental flower because of its dazzling colors and beautiful foliage.
The poppy flower is very hardy and carefree for the gardener. It grows well in a potted medium or in the garden or even hydroponically. It has few wants aside from 6 hours or more of sun a day, a reasonably loose soil, and regular watering. The poppy plant is resistant to most diseases, funguses and if watered regularly will grow rapidly. Few flowers that have such an exotic appeal are as hardy and easy to grow as the poppy flower.
Poppy seeds are usually set in after the last danger of frost is over; they grow quickly and from late spring to mid summer produce a riot of colorful poppy flowers in almost any color you can imagine. A very light covering of soil is all that is needed for the poppy seed and the roots grow only a few inches down so it makes the poppy flower ideal for indoor growth.
Poppy plants can grow from 2 4 ft high so adequate overhead space should be arranged indoors. Outdoors the tall foliage makes the poppy flower perfect for middle or back garden rows since they tend to overshadow the low growing plants.
The end purpose of every flower including the poppy flower is to produce seeds to reproduce; if you nip off the buds then the plant will rush to produce more buds in order to produce seeds. This can be used to encourage more profuse blooms. However if you want poppy seeds deadheading the poppy flower should be avoided and the pods allowed to dry. A well cared for poppy plant can produce many poppy flowers and many seeds and these beautiful blooms can grace your table in the form of poppy seeds as well as your garden area.
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The poppy flower has been known long to man. It has been reviled as being common as a weed, revered for its medicinal uses, cultivated for culinary treats, used as a nutritional supplement and finally has attained its place as a popular garden flower in a huge variety of colors.
The poppy flower originated in Asia and has a long history going as far back as the Sumerians in 400 BC. It is a symbol for peace, war, remembrance and many other things. The poppy flower appeared in the Wizard of Oz and many an artist has attributed a masterpiece or their downfall to the poppys extract - opium. The poppy flower appears on tombstones as a symbol of eternal sleep and it appears on the coat of arms of the Royal College of Anesthetists.
The poppy flower comes in both annual and perennial varieties and is grown throughout Europe, Asia, The Americas and Canada. Poppies are grown for agricultural purposes to make poppy seeds and oil in huge fields as well as cultivated for medicinal purposes. However the extraction of the alkaloids for medicinal purposes requires licensing in the US. The most common use of the poppy flower is as an ornamental flower because of its dazzling colors and beautiful foliage.
The poppy flower is very hardy and carefree for the gardener. It grows well in a potted medium or in the garden or even hydroponically. It has few wants aside from 6 hours or more of sun a day, a reasonably loose soil, and regular watering. The poppy plant is resistant to most diseases, funguses and if watered regularly will grow rapidly. Few flowers that have such an exotic appeal are as hardy and easy to grow as the poppy flower.
Poppy seeds are usually set in after the last danger of frost is over; they grow quickly and from late spring to mid summer produce a riot of colorful poppy flowers in almost any color you can imagine. A very light covering of soil is all that is needed for the poppy seed and the roots grow only a few inches down so it makes the poppy flower ideal for indoor growth.
Poppy plants can grow from 2 4 ft high so adequate overhead space should be arranged indoors. Outdoors the tall foliage makes the poppy flower perfect for middle or back garden rows since they tend to overshadow the low growing plants.
The end purpose of every flower including the poppy flower is to produce seeds to reproduce; if you nip off the buds then the plant will rush to produce more buds in order to produce seeds. This can be used to encourage more profuse blooms. However if you want poppy seeds deadheading the poppy flower should be avoided and the pods allowed to dry. A well cared for poppy plant can produce many poppy flowers and many seeds and these beautiful blooms can grace your table in the form of poppy seeds as well as your garden area.
Resource Box:
poppyseeddreams.com offers hard to find high quality < a href= http://www.poppyseeddreams.com/ > seeds of Oriental Poppies , California Poppies, Papaver Somniferum (aka opium poppy), Papaver Laciniatum (aka feathery poppy), Papaver Paeoniflorum (paeony), Papaver Rhoeas, and Meconopsis Betonicifolia.
