reckognizing poppy species

[NukaCola]

How can I know wherther a poppy I've found growing in the field is papaver somniferum? And where do I have the best chance of finding it?



I don't want to order it on the but and I hear that seeds sold in general store are useless. Any help greatly appreciated.

[NukaCola]

Never mind, found it in the net... I think...

[zer0purity]

There are a ton of strains of opium poppies. They come in red, pink, white, purple, and other colors. They flower for only a few days and then leave behind very distinct seed pods which contain most of the opium sap. However, the entire plant contains opium's alkaloids.

[ally oop]

has anyone seen in their dreams visual differences between papaver somniferum poppies & non opium producing poppies,besides papaver somniferum being smooth no hair on stem or leaves ,I think that was one visual ,also does anyone know if the norman strain has the same visual appearence as the opium somniferums,


looking for visual differences in various stages early on ,if anyone has had dreams of this i would appreciate hearing about it.

[bassintro]

Originally Posted by NukaCola

Never mind, found it in the net... I think...

that looks like a Persian White.. If so, your in good shape..

[Eirias]

Hmmm.. to me, IMO the pic looks more like the "Dutch Flag" strains, not
a
Persian White. But the pic is kinda blurry, so it's a bit hard to make
out the strain. Dutch Flag is still a somniferum, and so is
whatever strain is in the picture, so if that is what you found, you're
still in good
shape.


P. somniferum looks rather different than P. rhoeas or P. orientale
from the "cabbage" stage on. Opium poppies have more bluish-green
leaves that looks like lettuce and have a "dusty" appearance. The
other species have marked serrated edges (like a steak knife) to their
leaves, and are shinier and more deep greenish and have small hairs
covering the leaves. Opium poppies' leaf edges are much like
lettuce, and are not heavily serrated-looking.

Also, the seedpods of opium poppies are always rounded, either
globe-shaped or oval/egg-shaped. The other two species I
mentioned, which are the most likley to be confused with somniferum
spp., have bowl-shaped seedpods, and never round. Also, the
little crown thing on the tops of opium poppies' seedpods rarely covers
that whole top of the seedpod, where as the bowl-shaped seedpods have
their crown-thingys almost always nearly covering the whole top of the
pod.

And finally, while opium poppies' flowers come in a variety of
colours, they are never found in the bright orange colour that is so
very common to the oriental poppies and the P. rhoeas. The petals
of the two non-opium species are almost always either a shade of
orange, salmon to pink, or bright red, and rarely are they found in a
purple hue that resembles a lot of the opium poppy strains' flowers
(although many opium poppies have pinkish flowers, so be aware of this).

Hope this helps. Look for pics of all 3 species online and
at your library so that you are familar with each of their
characteristics. Beware, however, as all three species exude
opium-like latex when their stems are broke or their seedpods are cut.

[adzket]

swim has resently come across some flowers that are pink and purple together some have flowers still on and others are pods are these any good? is it right swim should wait for a week after flowers come off for crown to straighten out?