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Rock n’ Roll flower of the week: Black Poppy
Rule #2 at the Cracked Pot: any plant, flower, fruit or vegetable that could potentially make you high is definitely Rock n’ Roll, and earns a place in the weekly Rock n’ Roll Gardening Hall of Fame.
This week’s winner is the black Papaver Somniferum- the black poppy.
Papiver Somniferum is a sub-type of poppy more commonly known as the Opium poppy. This variety has”double” petals, lending a frilly, peony-type appearance to blooms.
Not only is this baby grown for food-grade poppy seeds, but it`s also the source of opium, morphine and codeine. Dope.
This earns the black poppy a clear place of honour in the Rock n’ Roll Gardening Hall of Fame.
Papiver somniferum comes in many different colours, but given Rule #1 at this cracked pot- anything black is clearly rock n’ roll- this one gets double honours for the week.
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