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Sprawling opium poppy field found in Northern California
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| 5/15/18
| Robert Gearty
Posted on 05/16/2018 6:24:49 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: ifinnegan
If Calif. is split in just two, Monterrey is Northern Calif.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:06:38 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: PhiloBedo
The Opium Poppy and the California Golden Poppy are two different plants.
California Golden Poppy does not produce Opium or Heroin.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:06:39 PM PDT
by
JustAmy
(Just Because!)
To: ifinnegan
“Monterey County is not northern California.”
I beg to differ! It is only 60 miles south of San Jose! On the Pacific Coast, the demarkation between the north and south is the tunnel through the coastal hills south of Solvang. San Luis Obispo is considered the Central Coast. SLO is nearly 100 miles south of Monterey.
To: ifinnegan
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:09:42 PM PDT
by
tinamina
To: Chuckster
Right now they are in full bloom all over the state, and they are one of the most beautiful flowers that there is! And FWIW, they are “protected” by State Law. You are not supposed to pick them!
To: ClearCase_guy
One acre is about the same as a football field including end zones. Pretty big poppy patch if you ask me.
To: TaMoDee
Will I be bust by DEA or whoever if I buy a Poppy from that 70+yo lady that is front of the our Post Office each Memorial Day weekend? Hmmm, maybe if it was a really ripe one. They are the same plant...
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:19:34 PM PDT
by
eldoradude
(Walk a mile in a man's shoes and he'll never catch you.)
To: eldoradude
Ornamental Poppies (Papaver orientale) are the same species as the Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) but they are different cultivars. Ornamental Poppies have no narcotic alkaloids in them.
Papaver orientale
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:25:22 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason.)
To: JustAmy
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:25:42 PM PDT
by
Yogafist
To: ClearCase_guy
I was once out strolling one very hot summer’s day
When I thought I’d lay myself down to rest
in a big field of tall grass
I lay there in the sun and felt it caressing my face
And I fell asleep and dreamed
I dreamed I was in a Hollywood movie
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:29:03 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: TigersEye
The flowers are virtually identical when grown, as one of my old neighbors used to take advantage of and would grow them for opium tea. The flowers were red with black spots and looked identical to the paper Memorial Day ones. I never tried it but he apparently was solidly hooked.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:32:41 PM PDT
by
eldoradude
(Walk a mile in a man's shoes and he'll never catch you.)
To: eldoradude
Yes, they look extremely similar. You can’t legally buy seed for Papaver somniferum though.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:35:30 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason.)
To: P.O.E.
And then he got chiggers.
Know the song, but one does not lay in tall grass in Texas.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:37:29 PM PDT
by
Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's fore sure)
To: Deaf Smith
Fire ants would have livened it up.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:38:12 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: Chuckster
Different species of poppy.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:39:14 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
(Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
To: TigersEye
You cant legally buy seed for Papaver somniferum though. Correct, he was using 'heirloom' seeds, lol.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:40:46 PM PDT
by
eldoradude
(Walk a mile in a man's shoes and he'll never catch you.)
To: eldoradude
The Memorial Day poppy is supposed to be a Flanders Poppy, Papaver Rhoeas. The opium poppy is Papaver somniferum. The plants are similar, but the Flanders Poppy isn’t a controlled substance.
And, even though Opium Poppies are illegal, you can still find seeds for them at most garden centers. They’re a popular ornamental.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:43:16 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
(Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
To: TigersEye
Ornamental Poppies (Papaver orientale) are the same species as the Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) but they are different cultivars. Ornamental Poppies have no narcotic alkaloids in them.
I've seen contradictory information on that last part.
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:45:09 PM PDT
by
Ellendra
(Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
To: Libloather; SaveFerris; PROCON; FredZarguna; mylife; Lil Flower; Corky Ramirez; CopperTop; ...
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:52:27 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
(In church today, we so often find we meet only the same old world, not Christ and His Kingdom. AS)
To: Ellendra
Interesting. I just found numerous websites selling Papaver somniferum seed for many varieties of poppies. However Wikipedia says this about it...
Papaver somniferumIt is increasingly a misnomer to call Papaver somniferum the opium poppyas many varieties have been bred, and continue to be bred, that do not produce a significant quantity of opium.[3][5] The variety known as Sujata produces no latex at all.[6] Breadseed poppy is more accurate as a common name today because all varieties of Papaver somniferum produce edible seeds. This differentiation has strong implications for legal policy surrounding the growing of this plant.[5]
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posted on
05/16/2018 7:53:15 PM PDT
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason.)
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