The poppies in my garden are of an ephemeral and incomparable beauty.





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The benefits of this flower are many and it is for this reason that cosmetics and poppy have come together.

The poppy extract in face creams is great for fighting the signs of aging and making the skin brighter.

Cosmetics and poppy get together some incredible products. The active principles of poppy are able to delay aging, a benefit that is one of the most sought after.

There are many origins given to the poppy and, due to their beauty and colour, these wild flowers have been the subject of many songs, myths and popular legends throughout history.

Walking along paths and in rural areas it is very common to come across these flowers in spring, which dye the fields red. 

They can be found on roadsides and borders, forming rows of crimson, and also in groups at crossroads. The poppy, Papaver rhoeas, which has inspired so many popular songs, belongs to the Papaveraceae family. 

Many consider it a weed, but in fact, it is one of the most colourful flowers known. It has a long, erect stem that can grow more than a metre high, which makes it stand out from the undergrowth in the roughest terrain.

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  1. The most striking thing about poppies are usually their flowers, which, due to their soft and very fine texture, give them a certain image of fragility.

    They are made up of four delicate petals that form a large scarlet-red sphere with long black stamens above it.

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    1. The poppy is a very showy and versatile plant, besides being a very easy plant to cultivate. It belongs to the Papaveraceae family. There are many types of poppies, in fact, there are about 100 large recognized species, which stand out for their large and showy flowers of varied colors and for their great demand for floral and ornamental decoration in gardens and porches, in addition to its seeds are highly valued in the great European kitchens.

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