poppy seeds are the seeds of a poppy flower—specifically the papaver somniferum. This variety, also known as a breadseed or ...

The poppy flower (Papaver rhoeas) is an enduring symbol of remembrance and hope, particularly in recognition of the Armed ...

Pink poppy flowers, green bulbs and broken stems cover ... If we grew wheat on them we would make a fraction of what we could from opium." The ban on poppy growing forces farmers such as Ali ...

The climate of these parts of Asia seems peculiarly adapted to the growth of the species of poppy ... opium only once by tapping. The tapping should be performed a few days after the flower ...

Poppy pods have become increasingly popular in recent years for a variety of uses from ornamental purposes in gardens to their use in crafting herbal medicine and even their role in traditional practi ...

A farmer squats with his back to the flowers, weeding an adjacent field ... and finally harvest the inky opium paste from the poppy bulbs—a four-month season of tedium that he hardly begrudged ...

The chaotic country is now a magnet for criminal syndicates, particularly from China, destabilizing law enforcement across ...

A 3-year-old boy who loves plants has been honored by police for finding a banned opium poppy in his neighborhood. Kawamura Yuki discovered a plant with blooming purple flowers in an open area ...

Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers. Meanwhile, Myanmar registered growth in cultivation and production from 2021 through 2023, which UNODC ...

Opium, the base from which morphine and heroin are produced, is harvested from poppy flowers. fostered by the crisis that arose after its army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in ...