With their papery petals and clear, bright colors, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) are among the most recognizable plants in the poppy species. Unlike corn poppies and California poppies, these ...

Every November we wear poppy buttonholes as solemn badges of remembrance. But real poppies are summer flowers, bringing joy rather than sadness. The first wild poppies open in late May, painting ...

Maybe it is because the continents fit together like puzzle pieces, or perhaps it’s because of the plants that scientists figured out that the planet’s landmass was all one piece at some point. It is ...

Above are the first few lines from the well-known poem, “In Flanders Field.” A Canadian soldier, John McCrae, serving during World War I wrote the poem. At the time, he was stationed in the Belgian ...

Quite possibly, poppies are the most popular wildflower in America and deserve a rightful place in every garden. They offer a surprising range of colors and growth habits. The poppy (Papaver rhoeas L.

In search of orange-flowered perennials for my orange and blue Illini garden, oriental poppies (Papaver orientale) were a natural choice. The plants I used in my Illini garden were divided off a large ...