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Papaver
Also called Poppies
Poppies are a genus of 70 to 100 frost-tolerant annuals, biennials and perennials from temperate and cold regions, best known through the showy red, orange and pink flowers of garden species such as the corn poppy and Oriental poppy. Grow them in full sun with well-drained soil, and sow seed directly since most resent transplanting.
Papaver is a genus of 70–100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae.
Icelandic Poppy · Bristle Poppy · Oriental poppy · Dark-spotted poppy · Armenian poppy · Oriental poppy · Oreomecon radicata · Common Poppy · Opium Poppy
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