corn poppy

noun

: an annual red-flowered Eurasian poppy (Papaver rhoeas) common in fields and cultivated in several varieties

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One wildflower seed mix includes corn flower, rocket larkspur and red corn poppy. —

Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2022 This park features a buttercup, misty mountain, ground spray, three ants, corn poppy, flutter, morning cross and three surf stones. —

Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 26 May 2022 Richardson Parks and Recreation staffers are planting a mix of red corn poppy, cornflower and rocket larkspur seeds across the city for the annual wildflower program. —

Teri Webster, Dallas News, 13 Oct. 2020 Red corn poppy, cornflower and rocket larkspur are among the flowers on display. —

Teri Webster, Dallas News, 4 May 2020 In Europe though, nitrogen was available due to the spilled blood enhancing the corn poppy, Europe’s colonizer that flourished after the Armistice. —

Maureen Gilmer, idahostatesman, 7 Feb. 2018 Fall planting makes all the difference for them and corn poppies. —

Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 16 Oct. 2017 But larkspur and corn poppies are not seen so often this way. —

Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 16 Oct. 2017