poppy seeds

     

A poppy is any of a number of showy flowers, typically with one per stem, belonging to the poppy family. They inclue a number of attractive wildflower species with showy flowers found growing singularly or in large groups; many species are also grown in gardens. Those that are grown in gardens include large plants used in a mixed herbaceous boarder and small plants that are grown in rock or alpine gardens.

Trivia about poppy seeds

  • You'll often find them sprinkled on top of kaiser rolls
  • These grayish-blue seeds used to garnish the tops of breads & pastries are so tiny that 900,000 equal a pound
  • Careful when eating bagels with these seeds on them--you could test positive for heroin!
  • Holland is a main producer of this seed, from the Papaver somniferum plant

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