Poppy in the Rain
by Rob Hemphill
Title
Poppy in the Rain
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A rain shower on this poppy causes it to bend downward and show off the water droplets so beautifully. A high wind can easily destroy these wild flowers whereas they are able to sustain a bombardment of rainwater effectively.
All species of poppies are attractive and most are cultivated as ornamental plants, some are used as sources of drugs and foods. Many poppies also grow as a weed in farmer's fields.
Papaver rhoeas (common names include common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, or red poppy) is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae.
This poppy is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the common names including "corn" and "field") and after World War I as a symbol of dead soldiers. Due to the extent of ground disturbance in warfare during World War I, corn poppies bloomed between the trench lines and no man's lands on the Western front.
Its origin is not known for certain. As with many such plants, the area of origin is often ascribed by Americans to Europe, and by northern Europeans to southern Europe. It is known to have been associated with agriculture in the Old World since early times and has had an old symbolism and association with agricultural fertility. It has most of the characteristics of a successful weed of agriculture. These include an annual lifecycle that fits into that of most cereals, a tolerance of simple weed control methods, the ability to flower and seed itself before the crop is harvested, and the ability to form a long-lived seed bank. The leaves and latex have an acrid taste and are mildly poisonous to grazing animals.
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Featured in the following FAA Groups:
"Global Flowers Photography" 08/02/2020
"ABC Group" 07/11/2020
"10 Plus" 05/28/2020
"Flower On Green" 05/24/2020
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May 24th, 2020
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