WASHINGTON – Generations have associated a common poppy flower as a representation of our fallen bravest. It's a symbol dating back to World War I, starting with the war poem, "In Flanders Fields," ...

Papaver rhoeas, also known as the common poppy, corn poppy and red weed, among other names, is considered a nuisance plant by European farmers and often grows in areas where the soil has been ...

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John Macrae was a physician who, after enlisting with the First Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery in 1914, became the first of his countrymen to be made a consulting surgeon of the British Army.

Australian researchers have genetically engineered the common poppy so that it no longer produces morphine or codeine. As a result, the team reported in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the plants ...

California is getting international attention for its superbloom this spring and the most celebrated wildflower has its own day, California Poppy Day, which is Saturday, April 6. There are hundreds of ...

Bright and blowsy, blue or plumed, poppies have great charisma. Even their name is suitably evocative. Growing vegetables: top tips for first-time kitchen gardeners What's more, many of these cheerful ...