Common Poppy
Wildflower
The scarlet field poppy whose seeds can sleep in the soil for decades — the flower of Remembrance.
💡 Fun Facts
- Its seeds can sleep in the soil for decades, then burst into flower when the ground is dug up.
- That is why poppies covered the churned-up battlefields of World War One — and became the flower of Remembrance.
- A single poppy can make tens of thousands of tiny seeds.
📅 Through the Year
- Flowering:June to August
- Fruiting:August to September