Glaucium Flavum: Yellow Horned Poppy is an Ornamental Plant
YELLOW HORNED POPPY
The very appearance of a horned poppy reminds one of the sea: the greyish bloom on its sea-green leaves, its large yellow flowers longing for sunshine, its somewhat stunted growth, with its stems bending to the wind. And it is certainly true that the plant grows naturally along the southern coasts of Europe and Africa, but also further north as far as the shingle beaches of the Baltic.
It is also to be found in sand dunes along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, including some places in The Netherlands. The seed likes to germinate just above the high-tide line, and the plant will therefore tolerate salt, but does not really need saline soil. What we have is really a biennial plant which, having been sown in spring, may flower as early as June. Sow directly outdoors in full sunlight and in sandy soil.
Glaucium flavum (Yellow hornpoppy) is an ornamental plant in the Papaveraceae family, which is native to Western Europe. As with all poppies the seeds are edible. It is a noxious weed in some areas of North America, where it is an introduced species.
