Facts of poppy plant and flower

1. Poppy plants can grow in all kinds of soils and they grow up to 60 centimeters long.
2. This species grows well in cold weather (the temperature about 50 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit).
3. They need sunlight for 6 hours to get full energy.
4. More than 250 species of poppy is in all over the world.
5. Each flower of poppies has more than six petals.
6. Some people use this in cooking and baking foods.
7. Yellow poppies root use in toothaches and pain relief medicines.
8. Poppy flowers used to symbolize death and sleep.
9. Red color flowers are signify pleasure, white as console and yellow as wealth and success.
10. In ancient Egyptians used this flower for funeral oration.
11. Yellow poppy flower has been the state flower of California since 1903.
12. Yellow poppies blooms in summer month of March and April.
13. Plucking poppy flower from plant is an illegal act in California.
14. In California poppy day celebrated in April 6 and poppy week in May 13 to 18.
15. Planting poppies in United States is illegal.
16. Oriental poppy are highly poisonous if ingested.
17. Oriental poppy stems can grow tall up 2.5 to 4 feet.
18. Blue poppy are present in Himalayan, Alaska and coastal Washington.