Poppy - August’s birth flower
The poppy’s name comes from the Latin word pappa, meaning milk. The stalks and buds of some poppy species produce a milky, latex-like substance when cut. Most notably, the sap of the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum) has been harvested for use in pharmaceutical opiates and illicit drugs. In home gardens, the poppy is more commonly grown for its seeds, which can be used in cooking and baking. Poppy Meanings and Symbolism In addition to being a long-time symbol of remembrance, poppies’ opiate qualities making them symbols of sleep, peace, and death but also resurrection. In Greco-Roman myths, the flowers were part of offerings to the dead and poppies are found on tombstones to represent eternal sleep. According to Greek mythology, the poppy was associated with Demeter, the goddess of agri
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