Re: Papaver somniferum

In a message dated 12/21/00 11:32:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
mlaute@micron.net writes:

<< Yes, it is the opium poppy, and drug enforement people can rip it out 
 and/or "arrest" your property. Margaret L >>

Hi Margaret,

This is another subject that goes round and round.  These poppies have grown 
in my garden and all over my town for years.  Sometimes they are sold as 
peony flowered poppies and dozens of other euphemisms.  They grow all over 
Europe as ornamentals and are considered weeds in English gardens.

I have never heard or read of any legal problems with papaver somniferum.  I 
do not believe we have the climate to use this plant illegally.  I would not 
cease growing the many ornamental forms of this poppy in New York State.  Can 
anyone cite a true legal opium poppy problem in the US?

Claire Peplowski
NYS z4

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