Description: Breadseed poppies are one of the great pleasures of spring here in the Bay Area. Unlike the vast variety of other poppy species, like Flanders poppies or the ubiquitous Icelandic poppies, ...

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 ...

I waited not-so-patiently for the bulging buds of the opium or breadseed poppy ( Papaver somniferum ) to burst into bloom and worried unnecessarily that the event would unfold while I was at the ...

Danish Flag, a Hungarian breadseed poppy that dates to the 1880s, has breathtakingly beautiful blooms. (Susan Mulvihill/For The Spokesman-Review) Buy this photo Why haven’t I grown annual poppies ...

Before the deluge of spring annuals arrives, there are poppies and sweet peas to get in the ground. Breadseed poppies are a popular choice, and there is no shortage of fabulous colors to choose from.

Breadseed poppy is another way somniferum poppies are identified in online seed sources. If you bought packets of somniferum poppy seeds earlier this year to sow when the time was right, it is time to ...

Winter is approaching, so it’s time to think about what you’d like in next year’s gardens. Some flowers to consider are poppies, since most species grow easily in our soil and climate. One that does ...

Who doesn't love poppies? For many gardeners that enjoyment is of the popular orange California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), which pops up on hillsides and along roads in March and April. Others ...

In a recipe for seed cake, the 2006 edition of “Joy of Cooking” refers to “bygone days of antimacassars and aspidistra plants, when seeds were used instead of extracts.” A savvy cook will still ...