AS THE SPRING season unfolds, it is often hard to pick a plant to write about because there are so many blooming. But when it comes to energizing the garden, nothing does it better than the ...

A. Papaver somniferum is the species of poppy used to manufacture opium. While the blossoms are beautiful and the plant often will self-seed in well-drained alkaline soil, it is illegal to grow this ...

The plant sales are here and gardeners are revving up. You may have some questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 66, No. 3 (Mar., 1979), pp. 266-273 (8 pages) Plastids were observed in all stages of laticifer differentiation in Papaver somniferum L. Plastids in laticifer initials ...

The effect of priming on seed germination of Icelandic poppy (Papaver nudicaule L.) at 10°C was tested. Three treatment temperatures during priming (10, 15 and 20°C) in combination with four osmotic ...