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 ...

We asked Traverse City poppy expert, David Williams, whose home and gloriously lush poppy garden we featured in the May 08 issue of Northern Home & Cottage and is pictured above, for insight. Here’s ...

Annual poppies are one of the easiest and most beautiful flowers to plant and grow, with stunning new types of poppies being developed each year. Over the years, corn poppies have become available in ...

Every year, Martha and I grow dozens of poppy varieties. These must-have flowers are easy to grow and last for many years in the garden, attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. We grow them ...

• California’s official state flower, the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), is celebrated every year on April 6, California Poppy Day. • The California poppy has been the state’s official ...

For the past 6,000 years, humans have cultivated poppy flowers, including Papaver somniferum, which is one of several species ...