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Why poppies are more than just flowers

They say that the red poppy represents remembrance and hope. What poppy do you wear?

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Guess what you can recycle this Christmas. What does the purple poppy mean? What do the different poppy colours mean? To remember animal victims of war. What does the black poppy mean? Remembering African, black and Caribbean communities' contribution. What does the white poppy mean? Remembers people who died in conflict with a focus on an end to war.

What does the red poppy mean? Memorial to World War One and following conflicts. Oops you can't see this activity! Tower of London Poppy display wins the hearts of millions 11 November 11 November Fifa set to lift ban on displaying poppies during football games 25 September 25 September Comments To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. Posted by U 11 Nov CuteFluffyNarwhal I wanna do the same. Report comment number 8.

I bought a red one from school. Report comment number 7. I picked white, even though I have to wear red for the service.

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Report comment number 6. About 50 other species of Papaver are grown for their attractive flowers or interestingly cut foliage. The Oriental poppy P. The white-and-red or white-and-pink Shirley poppy is an annual variety developed from the corn poppy P. The long-headed poppy P. The Iceland poppy P. The peacock poppy P.

The poppy family is well represented in western North America , with at least 13 genera. California is particularly rich in native species. The best known of these is the California poppy Eschscholzia californica , an annual with brilliant orange-coloured flowers that is extensively naturalized in California, Australia, and India. Other ornamental members of the poppy family include the Matilija poppy Romneya coulteri , with The genus Meconopsis includes the Welsh poppy.

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White poppy: How is it different from the red remembrance symbol?

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Papaveraceae , the poppy family of flowering plants order Ranunculales , with 44 genera and species. Most of these are herbaceous plants, but the family also includes some woody shrubs and a genus of small tropical trees. The family is outstanding for its many garden ornamentals and pharmaceutically important plants.