Bracteate Oriental Poppy

Papaver bracteatum, also known as the Iranian poppy and Persian poppy and the great scarlet poppy (it is firstly described by Dr. N. Saharghi and l. Lalezari nature 213, 1244, 1967 doi:10.1038/2131244a0 ) is a sturdy hardy perennial poppy with large deep red flowers up to 8 inches (20 cm) diameter on stiff stalks up to 4 feet (1.22 metres) high with a prominent black spot near the base of the petals. It is closely related to the...