Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum The notoriety of Papaver somniferum, the “sleep-inducing poppy,” is only partly to do with ...

MacCubbin gives gardening advice for Central Florida about the California poppy, magnolia, crape myrtle, kalanchoe, seed ...

With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

Above are the first few lines from the well-known poem, “In Flanders Field.” A Canadian soldier, John McCrae, serving during World War I wrote the poem. At the time, he was stationed in the Belgian ...

Watch how a California poppy flower plant was growing from a seed to blossoms. A poppy seed was randomly chosen from a sunset ...

This time of year at our nursery, I'm occasionally asked: "Do you have that fried-egg poppy?" I immediately know which plant the customer is referring to: Romneya coulteri. This distinctive California ...

The plant: The Iceland poppy, with its tall, gray-green, fuzzy stems, appears to be peeking over the garden as if constantly on guard, reminiscent of the Kalahari Desert’s adorable meerkats. This ...

This weekend, April 26-27, Lancaster hosts its annual California Poppy Festival. The iconic orange-gold flowers are blooming nicely this year thanks to a few rain showers this spring. So how exactly ...

California is getting international attention for its superbloom this spring and the most celebrated wildflower has its own day, California Poppy Day, which is Saturday, April 6. Poppy pop quiz There ...