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

The plant sales are here and gardeners are revving up. You may have some questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

It's tempting to wonder if that little jar of grocery store poppy seeds in your pantry could do more than top bagels — could they grow flowers in your garden, too? Most culinary poppy seeds come from ...

A. Papaver somniferum is the species of poppy used to manufacture opium. While the blossoms are beautiful and the plant often will self-seed in well-drained alkaline soil, it is illegal to grow this ...

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

Growing up with poppy seed bagels, hamantaschen and muffins, I never realized that those little specks stuck in my teeth had anything to do with the louche haze of opium dens or the soporific scarlet ...

The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, is the type of poppy from which opium and all refined opiates such as morphine (up to 20%), thebaine (5%), codeine (1%), papaverine (1%), and narcotine (5-8%) are ...