Poppy

lilllis · 26-06-2009, 07:43 AM

Hi guys

I have some massive purple poppies growing in my garden and the seed pods are just drying out - can torts eat poppies? if so i will save the seeds

**Alan1** · 26-06-2009, 07:45 AM

Only Welsh Poppy which is yellow and Californian Poppy which I doubt is what you have there but you'd need to post a pic to be sure

lilllis · 26-06-2009, 07:55 AM

what do we think Alan?

**Alan1** · 26-06-2009, 08:00 AM

No I don't think so. Here is Californian and Welsh

**16 shells** · 26-06-2009, 08:06 PM

Yours could be an Oriental Poppy, Lisa
Paul

nina · 28-06-2009, 09:55 PM

It could be an oriental poppy (some look a bit like that but most are larger and often orange), but it looks more to me like the common opium poppy (papaver somniferum)
http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_poppy_opium.htm
In any case neither of these are good for tortoises (but you might have some fun in harvesting the opium poppy -- it's the sap from the seed head <VBG>)

Nina

**Alan1** · 28-06-2009, 09:58 PM

If it's an opium poppy that would explain why Lisa hasn't been on today, she's been arrested

**Alan1** · 28-06-2009, 10:03 PM

I took pics of the opium poppies at alnwick poison garden but they hadn't flowers on them yet http://s668.photobucket.com/albums/v...t=IMG_1836.jpg

**16 shells** · 28-06-2009, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nina

It could be an oriental poppy (some look a bit like that but most are larger and often orange), but it looks more to me like the common opium poppy (papaver somniferum)
http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_poppy_opium.htm
In any case neither of these are good for tortoises (but you might have some fun in harvesting the opium poppy -- it's the sap from the seed head <VBG>)

Nina

Seem to know abit about extracting Opium, Nina

,
Paul. Owner of a well trained sniffer dog

nina · 29-06-2009, 08:39 AM

LOL! Just a keen botanist, Paul!

Nina
P.S. And a girl who grew up in the Sixties <vbg>

26-06-2009, 07:43 AM	#1
lilllis Member Hatched Join Date: May 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 300	Poppy Hi guys I have some massive purple poppies growing in my garden and the seed pods are just drying out - can torts eat poppies? if so i will save the seeds __________________ x Lisa x Why do today what can be done tomorrow? 0.2.0 Horsfield

26-06-2009, 07:55 AM	#3
lilllis Member Hatched Join Date: May 2009 Location: Essex Posts: 300	what do we think Alan? __________________ x Lisa x Why do today what can be done tomorrow? 0.2.0 Horsfield

26-06-2009, 08:06 PM	#5
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	Yours could be an Oriental Poppy, Lisa Paul __________________ Paul.

28-06-2009, 09:55 PM	#6
nina Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,337	It could be an oriental poppy (some look a bit like that but most are larger and often orange), but it looks more to me like the common opium poppy (papaver somniferum) http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_poppy_opium.htm In any case neither of these are good for tortoises (but you might have some fun in harvesting the opium poppy -- it's the sap from the seed head <VBG>) Nina __________________ http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk l

29-06-2009, 08:39 AM	#10
nina Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,337	LOL! Just a keen botanist, Paul! Nina P.S. And a girl who grew up in the Sixties <vbg> __________________ http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk l

26-06-2009, 07:45 AM	#2
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	Only Welsh Poppy which is yellow and Californian Poppy which I doubt is what you have there but you'd need to post a pic to be sure

26-06-2009, 08:00 AM	#4
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	No I don't think so. Here is Californian and Welsh

28-06-2009, 09:58 PM	#7
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	If it's an opium poppy that would explain why Lisa hasn't been on today, she's been arrested

28-06-2009, 10:03 PM	#8
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	I took pics of the opium poppies at alnwick poison garden but they hadn't flowers on them yet http://s668.photobucket.com/albums/v...t=IMG_1836.jpg

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