No, the opium poppy (principally grown in Afghanistan and points further east) is not the same variety as you will find in Flanders' fields. The seeds which are used to make opium are found in only one variety.
You wear the poppy on the left side ONLY
When I was serving in the Army we used to wear our poppy behind the cap badge
Wear your poppy on the left (above the heart) xoxo
We wear a poppy . And wear it it with pride
Poppies are a wild flower, we wear them because in the war, there were poppies on the battleground.
you should be able to wear a fresh live poppy for two days before they start wilting, if you are talking about the plastic poppy for the holiday you can wear it on the celibration day, put it on the grail of your car, put it on hats, coats, wreaths ......
its not
It's a poppy
The cast of Why Wear a Poppy - 2012 includes: Joyce Ayad as Classmate Katie Clements as Classmate Shirley Delang as Ellie Amanda Densil as Classmate
because if you wear it on the right your not cool Your heart is on the left, so you wear it over your heart
people wear poppies to pay respect to the dead soldiers who sacrificed their lives for us and our nation.
The accepted side to wear a poppy is the left, as practiced by Canadian Military, however, it is not considered offensive to wear a poppy anywhere else on your body. The fact you are wearing one is what counts. Lest we forget. Male or female...left or right handed...the poppy must be worn on left side...as in above the heart.