F In the A to Z of Poppies

F in the A to Z of poppies stands for flowers and in the botanical family Papaveace there are approximately 200 species flowers in every color, there deep colors and also pastels. There are poppy flowers to have four petals, there are ones that have six petals and there are bushes filled with flowers. The poppy family has blues, white, pink, yellow, orange, purple, orange and red. There are some poppies that resemble a buttercup, while others resemble a carnation, a tulip and others resemble only the poppy.

Their flowers that bloom in the early spring and continue to flower through late fall, there are Poppies that are indigenous certain climates and soils. Some poppies are 2 inches tall and some grow 10 feet tall. The Canbya grows in the Mojave Desert was named after William Marriott Canby and is one of the smallest of poppy family and growing 2 inches in height with small delicate flowers of white. This species is also known as the pygmy poppy or the bear claw poppy.

The Dendromecon rigida Benth species is known as a poppy tree and is able to grow 10 feet in height. This species is indigenous to the southwest United States and readily grows in areas that have had fires. This species flowers March through June the flowers that are one or 2 inches across with four petals and are yellow in color. The pods on this poppy tree are different than the other species as it grows in a capsule is between 2 inches and 4 inches long containing numerous seeds.

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