Help Identify this flower / weed please

[Chillimad]

By a recreational area this plant was growing,, my son showed it to me and I thought initially it was a wild paeony ? but am lost.. does anyone know what it is ??

Tia

[Flummery]

It's a poppy! Gorgeous aren't they?

[Chillimad]

Now I feel such a twit , thought I knew a little bit about flowers, what a wally, (Holds head in shame)

[zazen999]

Yup; aren't these the ones that seed madly; big blousy and you can't get rid of them!!!
Lovely.

[Chillimad]

Okay okay okay,, I am a certified twit very pretty though

[areia]

aw dont feel to bad at least you know now, see if you can save the seeds to spread or swap with someone, as thats a very pretty poppy

[Nicos]

Lucky you!!!

I'll take some seeds off you if you want!!!

[scarey55]

Lucky you!!!

I'll take some seeds off you if you want!!!

Me too, I don't think you'll have much trouble offloading the seeds

[Chillimad]

Are you taking the michael out of me ???? LOL..

Anyone who wants seeds can have them for the cost of an sae.. lol.. will start collecting seeds in morning

[scarey55]

Are you taking the michael out of me ???? LOL..

Anyone who wants seeds can have them for the cost of an sae.. lol.. will start collecting seeds in morning

Oh no, not at all. Sorry if you thought that. Stand by for a sae though

[mapcr77]

Me too, I don't think you'll have much trouble offloading the seeds

Me too, me too!! They're lovely flowers!

[Flummery]

Not a twit at all. It's often hard to recognise a flower you know fairly well if you see it out of context. My Ma in law has these in her garden and often passes on seeds or young plants to people who've admired them (got some young 'uns in my flower border as we speak!)

[la cebolla grande]

Its an opium poppy. Common as an ornamental - but it is the source of opium - don't eat the seeds!!

If you collect some seed pods it will joyously grow whereever you put it, but be warned they are fearsomly enthusiastic self-seeders!!

LCG

[Chillimad]

Oh no, not at all. Sorry if you thought that. Stand by for a sae though

LOL,,

Not a twit at all. It's often hard to recognise a flower you know fairly well if you see it out of context. My Ma in law has these in her garden and often passes on seeds or young plants to people who've admired them (got some young 'uns in my flower border as we speak!)

Strangest thing is that where this Poppy was there is also a stunning rose bush,, basically just waste ground,, looks like I might have found a wild rose aswell

[Flummery]

Its an opium poppy. Common as an ornamental - but it is the source of opium - don't eat the seeds!!

If you collect some seed pods it will joyously grow whereever you put it, but be warned they are fearsomly enthusiastic self-seeders!!

LCG

Nice thought! As far as I'm aware, though, the weather here isn't good enough to allow the plant to fabricate enough of the opium to give you even a little tingle. Global warming though...?