“I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel they have not said enough.”
Mark Twain
Icelandic popplies are fragile in stem and vigorous in color. I can’t think of the right words to describe … Read the rest
Ready or Not Here Comes Poppy!
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”-Anais Nin
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Alkaloids are Not a Breath Mint. The Icelandic Poppy.
This is an Icelandic Poppy. Native to subpolar regions but not to Iceland as it turns out. Just about every part of it is poisonous, containing alkaloids which can be used for pharmaceutical or recreational purposes. The first alkaloid … Read the rest