Red Poppies

Description:

Poppies are either single or double flowers that are held above their foliage on tall stems. The plants' heights vary, from low-growing border plants to tall background specimens, which can grow up to 4 feet tall.

Habitat:

Red poppy is native to North Africa, Europe and the temperate regions of Asia. The herb is naturalized in North and South America, and although it does thrive in cultivated fields, it also grows rather well on roadsides too.

Notes:

Poppies are mentioned in mythology and appear in works of art and literature and are a highly symbolic flower. For example, the red Flanders poppy is a symbol of country life and the abundance of summer harvests. Other poppies symbolize fertility, and the opium poppy has often been used to symbolize death.