Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, Very close view of centre of a pink flower showing the stamens and ridged green stigma with granules of pollen on it.

Field poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Side view of one opening red flower pushing off its bud casing, on hairy curved stalk, Against blue sky.

Field poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Side view of one open red flower on hairy curved stalk, Against pale blue sky.

Field poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Side view of one half open red flower on spindly, hairy, bendy stalk with leaves and bud, Against blue sky.

Shirley poppy, Papaver rhoeas Shirley series, Front view of one white flower with black stamens in a curved stem and soft focus leaves behind, Against pale blue sky.

Opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, Front view of pink flower with dark splodges held above soft focus pale blue green foliage.

Purple viper's bugloss, Echium plantagineum with pink Lathyrus tingitanus, Tangier pea, red opium poppy growing in a meadow in La Gomera in the Canary Islands.

Californian poppy, Eschscholzia californica, Front view of one fully open orange flower showing stamens, coming out of soft focus blue background.

Poppy, Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale, Close view of the centre of a red flower showing the stamens and the seedhead forming.

Poppy, Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum', Underneath view of one pum coloured flower showing the deep maroon markings and covered in raindrops.

Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale 'Cedric Morris', Close cropped side view of sunlit pale pink flower with deep red markings and crinkled petals.

Oriental poppy, Papaver orientale 'Patty's Plum', Side view of one dusty pink flower with crinkled petals as it opens, discarding its furry bud sheath.