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This Poppy Makes Me Gasp In Fear Thinking It Is Illegal

How I mistook the 8 stalks of opium poppy for cosmos flowers in our new garden

This opium poppy is also known as breadseed poppy. Think of poppy-seeded bread or poppy-seeded muffins. Photo by the author.

A first-morning welcome in a new home is the view from the garden awash with lovely blooms.