Hunting at Roadside III #17

Hunting at Roadside III #17

Common Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) is a tough plant, widespread in hedge rows and fields throughout the British countryside during the spring early summer months. This bright and bold flower has been seen in Britain as far back as the Bronze Age.

 

Known as the Remembrance Poppy, the blood-red of the Poppies mirroring the atrocities of war. Its association with blood and new life harks back to the Egyptians and Romans who made garlands of Common poppies to celebrate the gods and ensure the fertility of their crops.

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    Farah
    So pretty!!
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    LadyK
    Poppies are so pretty. My mom has a variety of colour growing in her garden
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    Sfserra
    So pretty 😍 
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    Jana Kleven
    Poppy red is so vibrant!!  
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    Lauren Carel Steadman
    I've always loved poppies and what they stand for. Such a fragile bloom too but beautiful. 
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    Mariaca
    Tiene un color realmente bonito! Me encantan las flores y las rojas son mis favoritas 
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    Rayma
    The red is so bright.  Love this flower.
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    Jose C
    28. The Poppies are pretty. I show them in different colors but red is my favorite
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    StrawberrySwirl
    My grandpa used to be nicknamed poppy. Not sure where it came from, he just was. Wasn't until he was dying that I found out his real name.
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    Gill Gill
    Poppies look so good in nature! 21
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    Cici
    30. It's vivid red