#papavers

[dutchjan]

March 21, 2023

[pellinni-photo]

red poppy field. beautiful countryside landscape at sunset beneath a blue sky in summer. sun behind the flowers. wonderful outdoor nature background

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 5 June 2024

Visiting a local farm I saw this wonderful double flowered form of Papaver orientale (oriental poppy, eastern poppy) in the front garden. This perennial poppy is covered with beautiful silvery hairs and will become naturalised in grassy embankments.

Jill Raggett

[nordicsublime]

Papaver

[crazy-pe3p]

the ranchers!!

(+ doodles and concepts click to expand or something)

[kebaa-cat]

Medieval tattoo flash sheet I made a while back~

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

[coffeenuts]

[aggiepython]

[gsworld-ask]

Prologue – Vidanima [the Grian's World AU]

[poor colouring on purpose]

G: "Alright, everyone! You must be wondering why I gathered you Winners here today."

G: So, I found this anonymous letter at the gates.

{"Anonymous" my ass…]

G, offscreen: Says we're gonna get more of these letters, with questions or statements and–

STELLO: Is this some weird, free Q & A session?

G: Well–

LUNA: Hey, yeah, Stel's got a point! If we're doin' this, then what do we get out of it? We don't have to do this!

G: Ah, well, these anonymous people– anons, for short– might give us gifts with their letters.

HAZY: Uh-huh… what kind of gifts?

G: Oh, I don't know…

G: Food, trinkets, heck, maybe even Shards–

SILVER: DIAMOND SHARDS?! How many? Ooh, and since we're the only ones here, does that mean–

G: Depends on how much they want to give us, and we're only here for now just to see what the people want. If they somehow find the others or figure out their names, or if someone drags the others on, then they're part of this.

G: And speaking of the people, I'll be waiting here. For any questions.

TYMBER: Well, I didn't agree to this, sooooo I'll be off!

G: Don't forget that I have the key to your room!

[The WINNERS are now open for asks.]

[xphaiea]

𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒: 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐌

Textile art sculpture by xphaiea

Somnus the god of sleep is believed to have created the poppy for Ceres, its opium induced sleep assisting her in caring for cornfields after becoming bereft searching for her lost daughter. She is often depicted wearing a wreath of corn and poppies, with the poppy also being a symbol of earth goddess Cybele.

In folk medicine the poppy is believed to cure earache when used as a poultice, as well as neuralgia, asthma, stomach aches and poor eyesight.

Known and cultivated throughout the ancient world, remains have been unearthed at numerous neolithic sites, with opium manufacture a part of early Minoan culture.

Symbolising sleep and death, it is also commonly seen as a bad luck omen in folklore.

[schindgi-rin]

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 21 June 2024

The old and spectacular Papaver orientale 'Princess Victoria Louise' (poppy, oriental poppy) has large, blooms with crêpe paper petals and are the perfect addition to a cottage-style border. The flowers are short-lived but if dead-headed they may flower again in the autumn.

Jill Raggett

[nordicsublime]

Valmue

[crazy-pe3p]

i dont know how tumblr will take this

or trafficblr/dw tumblr at all

um anyways grians world au!! just felt like merging my interests

feel free to question my choices.....

[unkn0wnvariable]

Small Poppy

A small breadseed poppy flower opening up, at RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes.