Poppy Flower Variety. The popular Shirley poppy has crinkled silky flower petals. The common poppy belongs to the genus Papaver which includes nearly 100 species of flowering plants.
The Victorians gave the flower a variety of meanings based on the color including consolation for loss deep sleep and extravagance. Chinese and Japanese flower experts recommend the Poppy for couples because it means a deep and passionate love between two people but white Poppies are tied to death in those cultures too. 15052019 It comes in a variety of colors including red white yellow pink salmon and lilac.
This poppy species grows tall reaching up to 4 feet and produces large flowers.
History of Planting Poppies. Somniferum or breadseed poppy is an annual variety native to southeast Europe and western Asia. These poppy varieties include the traditional Red Flanders poppy which gained popularity due to the WW1 remembrance poem In Flanders Fields by J. 27042021 The Poppy Family Genus and Taxonomy.