Papaver somniferum, Opium poppy - Seeds - plants - dried herbs

Common names: Opium poppy, Garden poppy

Botanical name & synonyms: Papaver somniferum, Papaver hortense, Papaver setigerum

Family: Poppy (Papaveraceae)

Papaver somniferum is an annual plant that with white to red flowers, grows to a height of 1,0 m. It has a long history of medical and psychedelic use in Asia and Europe.

• medicinal / culinary / poison plant
  

• oil producing plant
  

• for bees
  

• weight of 1000 seeds = 0,5 gram