Tip - The Difference Between Oriental Poppies & Opium Poppies | eHow

Worldwide, there are over 50 species of poppies (Papaver spp.), all producing showy, ornamental flowers worthy of a garden. Two species of poppies are of note in the United States: Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale) and the opium poppy (Papaver somniferum). Oriental poppies are among the most widely grown flowering perennials but opium poppies are...