Opium Wikipedia We grew the Giant Poppy Pods for the pods, not the short lived blooms. Fresh & green they are beautiful in bouquets., Seed is in my shop., #gardenersworkshopfarm Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) growing like weeds on my allotment very excited to forage the seeds. I have sunflowers and pumpkins too so we should get a good seed mix come A) Opium poppy seed pod exuding latex from a cut is mixed with alcohol Download Scientific Diagram