Belcarra Garden Club
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Wood Poppy - photo by Alex Zorach |
Greater Celandine - photo by Alex Zorach |
Lesser Celandine - image from thelandtrust.org.uk |
This next one was quite a head-scratcher! There are three yellow flowered species that bloom in spring and have similar names.
Celandine, also known as the Wood-poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, (4 petals) is a native plant whichis listed as endangered in Ontario.
It grows in mixed woodland shady forests.
The greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus, (4 petals) is considered aggressive and invasive in some areas.
It is toxic in small doses, but it is also used in herbal medicine!
The lesser Celandine Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria, (7-12 petals) is toxic and is considered invasive in the Midwest and Northeastern US.
And that's just a FEW of the poppy family!
I hope you are inspired to check more of them!
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image from http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john-mccrae-in-flanders-fields.htm
by John McCrae, May 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
18 Types of Poppies to Discover - Gardenia.net
https://www.gardenia.net/guide/18-types-of-poppies-to-discover
10 Types of Poppies - The Spruce
https://www.thespruce.com/poppy-plant-varieties-2132570
Six Types of Poppies (UK)
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/gardening-tips/the-six-varieties-of-poppy-every-gardener-needs-to-know-235000
Your Guide to the Poppy - Steve Whysall
https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/your-guide-to-the-poppy
Unveiling the Vibrant World of Poppy Varieties
https://greenpoppylife.com/guides/unveiling-the-vibrant-world-of-poppy-flower-varieties/
Bloodroot
Bloodroot
Gardenia.net https://www.gardenia.net/plant/sanguinaria-canadensis
What is Bloodroot used for and is it safe?
https://www.verywellhealth.com/bloodroot-4175168
California Poppy
Herbal uses
https://www.herbazest.com/herbs/california-poppy
Celandine Poppies
The Celandine poppy - which is which!
https://theplantnative.com/plant/celandine-poppy/
Native Wood Poppy vs Invasive Greater Celandine Identification
https://wizzley.com/wood-poppy-identification/#:~:text=The%20North%20American%20wood%20poppy%20has%20bigger%2C%20more,that%20they%20have%20a%20visible%20space%20between%20petals
The "good one" that's native
https://www.natureconservancy.ca/en/what-we-do/resource-centre/featured-species/plants/wood-poppy.html
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/celandine-poppy-wildflowers.htm
Caution here! Greater Celandine
https://healthyfocus.org/chelidonium-majus-benefits/
Flanders Poppy (Shirley Poppy)
How to grow the Flanders Poppy - The Spruce
https://www.thespruce.com/growing-common-poppy-papaver-rhoeas-5113751
Himalayan Poppy
Gardener's HQ
https://www.gardenershq.com/meconopsis-grandis.php
Icelandic Poppy
How to grow the Icelanic Poppy
https://gardenbeast.com/iceland-poppy-guide/
Opium Poppy
Massive Poppy Bust: Why Home-Grown Opium Is Rare
https://www.livescience.com/59452-why-opium-is-grown-outside-us.html
Oriental Poppy
How to grow Oriental Poppies - Gardening Know How
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/poppy/growing-oriental-poppies.htm
Tree Poppy
Matilija Tree poppy - The Spruce
https://www.thespruce.com/matilija-poppy-overview-5111950
Welsh Poppy
Live Native
https://www.live-native.com/welsh-poppy/
Gardenia
https://www.gardenia.net/plant/meconopsis-cambrica
The Meaning of the Poppy
https://www.legion.ca/remembrance/the-poppy/history-of-the-poppy
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/get-involved/remembrance/about-remembrance/the-poppy
my own webpage: Learning About Remembrance Day
http://www.teacherwebshelf.com/holidaylinks/links/links-fall/fall-remembranceday.htm