What are the tokles?

Poppies are tall plants with striking, decorative flowers in the papaver , along with several related families and can be found growing on almost every continent on Earth. The most famous diversity of poppy is probably papaver somniferum , poppy opia. The striking flowers of other poppy types are used in many gardens to add the spraying of rich color, although the flowering period is short and plants may look somewhat weeds after the flowers have disappeared. Flowers have four petals, which often seem to be crumpled, and when petals fall off, poppy form declining Seedpods. Pods, stems and leaves emit a milky white substance called latex when cut; In the case of OPIA poppy, latex from the seeds is a raw material for opium. It does not seem that other poppies owe narcotic properties, although many of them are slightly toxic.

Opium poppies have been grown all over Asia for centuries and the substance has been widely accepted in Europe as soon as it was discovered. Opium and his derivativeThese, in addition to the changing minds, are also very useful for pain relief. Most modern hospitals, however, use synthetic opiates rather than poppy derivatives,

Among the decorative poppy are two popular varieties of Icelandic poppies, originally from Iceland and northern Europe and oriental poppy. Icelandic poppies are in the family papaver and look remarkably similar to Opia poppy, although their diverse colors include orange and white in addition to classic red. Oriental poppies also resemble opium poppy seeds, with rich red petals that have dark purple to black bases.

There are three other families that are classified as poppy: meconopsis, Matilija, and eSchscholzia . California inhabitants are familiar with eSchscholzia , a genus in which a California poppy is located. Many other poppy types are classified in this family and tend toCI function well in the Mediterranean climate, even if they do not tolerate frost well.

If the soil is well released, the types eSchscholzia thrive in poor soil and dry weather. Matilija is a genus unique to Latin America, only two species that take the form of small shrubs. These poppies are also doing well in poor conditions and have large white flowers. meconopsis includes poppies that hit the ground and die after flowering and deployment, such as Himalayas and Welsh poppy.