poppy

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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

Swap out the poppy seeds for chia seeds and add sesame seeds, onion flakes, garlic powder and flaky sea salt to make an omega-3-rich rendition of the popular Everything Bagel Seasoning.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Expect desert sunflowers, gold poppy, dandelion and a number of other small, low-to-the-ground flowers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

The resulting western European farming societies domesticated the poppy, which subsequently spread eastward as a crop.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond