WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Nine opium poppy flower fields have been found on the Central Coast this spring, including one discovered Tuesday in Watsonville. Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies were ...

“In his honor, we plant the poppy field every fall and the flowers bloom from early June until the Fourth (of) July,” she said, adding that the field also honors the daughter of a friend who ...

The flower field was found at 250 Aromas Road. Poppy plants can be used to produce various types of illicit opiate drugs, including heroin.

A poppy festival in Kentucky honors veterans on Memorial Day weekend. A sign can be found in the field to remind visitors of the flower’s significance. “The poppy is a symbol of remembrance for fallen ...

Monterey County deputies unearth more opium poppy fields Eight fields of opium poppy flower fields were discovered in Moss Landing, Royal Oaks, and Aromas. The plants can be converted into heroin.

It was selected for its state flower title in 1904. Native tribes like the Luiseno, Cahuilla, Costanoan and Pomo have used the California poppy for food -- they were boiled or steamed to be eaten ...

The red poppy has come to symbolize remembrance and hope following the 1915 publication of the wartime poem “In Flanders Fields,” written by a Canadian doctor, Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae ...

A poppy festival in Kentucky honors veterans on Memorial Day weekend. A sign can be found in the field to remind visitors of the flower’s significance. “The poppy is a symbol of remembrance for fallen ...