Morphine and opiate drugs such as that are made from poppies.
Morphine and codeine.
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In 1873.
Yes. Some poppies are raised to be sold as flowers, some are raised to make opium, which is made into heroin or morphine.
Poppies
Poppy is a Plant. It is the major cash crop of Afghanistan.
Probably China, like many things, especially small ornaments such as this. Most likely in slave labor conditions (which are comparable to those of Nazi Germany). However, not all are made in China. I understand that "in 2012 most New Zealand poppies were made in China and manufactured in Australia." - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/anzac-day/poppies I'm no expert on the details here. But I do know that China has a bad track record for using slave labor to produce products, including those for overseas export.
the person who thought of haveing poppies as a symboll is a man names flanders who was named after the field on witch it first grew.
A collective noun for poppies is a field of poppies.
The first poppies on disturbed soil were grown in the battlefields of Belgium and France during World War I. The disturbed soil and debris from the war created the ideal conditions for the poppy seeds to germinate and thrive, eventually leading to the symbolic significance of the red poppy as a remembrance flower for fallen soldiers.
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