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The agency says tighter controls imposed by China and the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan have pushed production closer to consumer markets.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

His daughter, Felicia Helen Parazaider, also posted on Facebook that “I love you poppy, my Pal...You coloured our world.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

Flowers played a prominent role, with a spray of daffodils bursting from one skirt or the red-orange petals of California's poppy, the state flower, cascading down a dress.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

PopUp bagels are not much bigger than a palm, and come in just five flavors: plain, poppy, salt, sesame and everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

“We found a kid in the poppy fields, Father,” said Steven.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

At the planting of ceramic poppies at the Tower of London, he handed Queen Camilla the last poppy to be placed to mark VE Day 80, according to the Spirit of Normandy.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

As late as the 1800s, most commodities were cultivated: Cinnamon bark was peeled and rolled into quills, opium juiced from poppies, and tea leaves dried out in the sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

John Pickles, a "postcode gardener" with Friends of the Earth, said a patch of grass on the Orchard Park estate had been brought to life with flowers including ox-eye daisies, purple thistles and yellow poppies.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

She also spread Theodore Payne’s Rainbow Mix wildflower seeds, including California poppies, Arroyo lupine, Desert Bluebells and Clarkia, throughout the landscape.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

Easing the door closed again, she crouched with him behind an array of papery poppies as they watched Erastis enter the Library, an oil lantern dangling from his hand.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee