Q: Should poppy or larkspur seed be planted early in the fall to make roots or should the seed be put out after the ground freezes? — Elizabeth Pharr, email A: Poppy seeds germinate best in soil ...

Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum The notoriety of Papaver somniferum, the “sleep-inducing poppy,” is only partly to do with its outlaw family. Opium poppies are grown for their edible seeds and for ...