Poppy ![]() A poppy is any of a number of colorful flowers, typically with one per stem, belonging to the poppy family. They include a number of attractive wildflower species with colorful flowers found growing singularly or in large groups; many species are also grown in gardens. The flower color of poppy species include: white, pink, yellow, orange, red, and blue; some have dark center markings. The species that have been cultivated for many years also include many other colors ranging from dark solid colors to soft pastel shades. The center of the flower has a whorl of stamens surrounded by a cup- or bowl-shaped collection of four to six petals. Prior to blooming, the petals are crumpled in bud, and as blooming finishes, the petals often lie flat before falling away. Poppies have long been used as a symbol of both sleep and death: sleep because of the opium extracted from them, and death because of their (commonly) blood-red color. In Greco-Roman myths, poppies were used as offerings to the dead. Poppies are used as emblems on tombstones to symbolize eternal sleep. A second meaning for the depiction and use of poppies in Greco-Roman myths is the symbolism of the bright scarlet colour as signifying the promise of resurrection after death. The white poppy seeds form part of the Indian spices. They are added for thickness, texture and also give added flavour to the recipe. The seeds of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) are widely consumed in many parts of Central and Eastern Europe. The sugared, milled mature seeds are eaten with pasta, or they are boiled with milk and used as filling or topping on various kinds of sweet pastry. Fact by ~nicolehg Photos by =allym007, =AmiraMora, ~Anonymous-Caribou, ~BelaBoosMim, ~Bumblewales, =beyond-frames, ~Catrinel-Cotae, ~cwebster, ~emilianna12, ~JaceOne,~joyandsoul, `karemelancholia, ~lizakot, ~O-Gosh, ~Para-Chut, ~PlanetOfLight, *Searogim, *theshinyrock ___________ For more flower-facts, click here. |












































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