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Poppies Collection (#38)

In the heart of London, as dusk settles over the Tower of London, a breathtaking sight emerges

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies - on field margin in June. West Sussex, UK

Poppies - on field margin in June. West Sussex, UK
MAW-67 Poppies - on field margin in June West Sussex, UK Maurice Walker Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Saguaro Cacti - Showing Mexican Gold poppies blooming (Eschscholtzia mexicana) - Record height

Saguaro Cacti - Showing Mexican Gold poppies blooming (Eschscholtzia mexicana) - Record height
CAN-3472 Saguaro Cacti - Showing Mexican Gold poppies blooming (Eschscholtzia mexicana) Picacho Peak State Park Sonoran Desert - Arizona - USA Carnegiea gigantea John Cancalosi Please note that

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies - blooming in desert - March - Catalina Arizona - USA

Poppies - blooming in desert - March - Catalina Arizona - USA
JZ-3919 Poppies - blooming in desert March - Catalina Arizona - USA Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Cornflower field with Common Poppies

Cornflower field with Common Poppies
ME-1716 Cornflower field with Common Poppies Centaurea cyanus Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppy - in a field of Crown Daisy's (Chrysanthemum coronarium) - Mandria - Cyprus - April

Poppy - in a field of Crown Daisy's (Chrysanthemum coronarium) - Mandria - Cyprus - April
RES-1309 Poppy - in a field of Crown Daisy's (Chrysanthemum coronarium) Mandria - Cyprus - April Papaver rhoeas George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePoppies Collection: California Poppies and Yellow Goldfields (Lasthenia californica)

California Poppies and Yellow Goldfields (Lasthenia californica), Pygmy-Leaved Lupines (Lupinus bicolor)
SAS-1867 California Poppies and Yellow Goldfields (Lasthenia californica), Pygmy-Leaved Lupines (Lupinus bicolor), cover hills and valleys in Antelope Valley Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve

Background imagePoppies Collection: Common Poppies and Scentless Mayweed in meadow Norfolk UK

Common Poppies and Scentless Mayweed in meadow Norfolk UK
FEU-714 Common Poppies and Scentless Mayweed in meadow Norfolk UK Papaver rhoeas Panoramic Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePoppies Collection: Common Poppies - in meadow Norfolk UK

Common Poppies - in meadow Norfolk UK
FEU-715 Common Poppies - in meadow Norfolk UK Papaver rhoeas Upright Panoramic Geoff du Feu Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Wild Poppy or Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) against sea and sky; Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese

Wild Poppy or Field Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) against sea and sky; Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, south Greece
ROG-13324 Wild Poppy or Field Poppy - against sea and sky Mani Peninsula, Peloponnese, south Greece. Papaver rhoeas Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePoppies Collection: Common Poppy or Field Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas ), widespread cornfield weed. Dorset

Common Poppy or Field Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas ), widespread cornfield weed. Dorset
ROG-13370 Common / Field Poppy - widespread cornfield weed Dorset, UK Papaver rhoeas Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Field Poppies, Kent, summer, UK

Field Poppies, Kent, summer, UK

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies

Poppies

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies (Papaver hoeas), near Barrasford, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Poppies (Papaver hoeas), near Barrasford, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies, Padua province, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Poppies, Padua province, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Corn fields with poppies and cornflowers, Normandy, France, Europe

Corn fields with poppies and cornflowers, Normandy, France, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Cover design for The Poster, June 1898

Cover design for The Poster, June 1898
Cover design for The Poster, An Illustrated Monthly Chronicle, June 1898, Volume I, Number I, price sixpence. A young woman with luxurious ginger hair holds a flower and looks dreamy

Background imagePoppies Collection: Perennials Border

Perennials Border
A border of perennial flowers: Daisies, buttercups poppies and pansies. Watercolour painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imagePoppies Collection: Eschscholzia Californica (Cherry Ripe Poppy)

Eschscholzia Californica (Cherry Ripe Poppy)
Eschscholzia Californica (Cherry Ripe or California Poppy) of the Papaveraceae family. Seen here are five flowers in various stages of opening

Background imagePoppies Collection: Izmir, Turkey - The Quay with Horse Tram

Izmir, Turkey - The Quay with Horse Tram
The Quay (with a horse-drawn tram) at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey, set in an attractive border of poppies with a pair of swallows

Background imagePoppies Collection: Rural scene with swallow and stream

Rural scene with swallow and stream
A pretty rural scene with a swallow swooping above a stream, with red poppies in the foreground and a lake and mountains in the background

Background imagePoppies Collection: Rural scene with sunflower and poppies

Rural scene with sunflower and poppies
A pretty rural scene with a large yellow sunflower and some red poppies by a stone wall, with a cornfield in the background

Background imagePoppies Collection: Tartan Trim Dress 1865

Tartan Trim Dress 1865
Evening: short, puffed sleeves, pointed waist, over- skirt with demi-train caught up at one side. Grey dress: tartan collar, cuffs & ribbon ceinture with floating ends

Background imagePoppies Collection: An alpine poppy (Papaver julicum) from Slovenia and Italy

An alpine poppy (Papaver julicum) from Slovenia and Italy
ROG-12472 An alpine poppy from Slovenia and Italy Papaver julicum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica), flower and fruit. Lake District

Welsh poppy (Meconopsis cambrica), flower and fruit. Lake District
ROG-12502 Welsh poppy, flower and fruit. Lake District, UK Meconopsis cambrica Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imagePoppies Collection: Arctic Poppy Greenland

Arctic Poppy Greenland
WAT-830 Arctic Poppy Greenland Papaver radicatum M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Olive grove with flowering meadow of Field Gladiolus and Field Poppy Val d Orcia, Tuscany, Italy

Olive grove with flowering meadow of Field Gladiolus and Field Poppy Val d Orcia, Tuscany, Italy
SAS-221 Olive grove - with flowering meadow of Field Gladiolus and Field Poppy Val d Orcia, Tuscany, Italy Olea europea, Gladiolus italicus Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for

Background imagePoppies Collection: Yellow Horned Poppy - on beach Lulworth, Dorset, UK

Yellow Horned Poppy - on beach Lulworth, Dorset, UK
ROG-9884 Yellow-Horned Poppy Nr Lulworth, Dorset, UK Glaucium flavum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: An arctic poppy (Papaver lapponicum ssp. kvaenangense) - North Norway endemic

An arctic poppy (Papaver lapponicum ssp. kvaenangense) - North Norway endemic
ROG-12416 An arctic poppy North Norway endemic Papaver lapponicum kvaenang Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Mexican Gold Poppy Organ Pipes National Monument

Mexican Gold Poppy Organ Pipes National Monument
ROG-11874 Mexican poppies, lupins (Lupinus sparsiflora) etc. - spring flowers Organ Pipe cactus National Monument. Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA in an El Nino year

Background imagePoppies Collection: Prickly Poppy Fam: papaveraceae

Prickly Poppy Fam: papaveraceae
ROG-11115 Prickly POPPY California Argemone platyceras var Hispida (papaveraceae) Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Yellow Horned Poppy Lesbos, Greek island

Yellow Horned Poppy Lesbos, Greek island
ROG-11114 Yellow-Horned POPPY Lesbos, Greek Island Glaucium flavum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Michigan Poppies, Corbett National Park, India

Michigan Poppies, Corbett National Park, India
JR-839 Michigan Poppies Corbett National Park, India Jagdeep Rajput Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Welsh Poppy JLM 2188 Meconopsis © J. L. Mason / ARDEA LONDON

Welsh Poppy JLM 2188 Meconopsis © J. L. Mason / ARDEA LONDON
JLM-2188 Welsh Poppy Meconopsis John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: European Hare - in poppy meadow - Austria

European Hare - in poppy meadow - Austria
SM-2385 European Hare - in poppy meadow Austria Lepus europaeus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Common Poppies on the Berkshire Downs nr Blewbury UK July

Common Poppies on the Berkshire Downs nr Blewbury UK July
RES-737 Common Poppies on the Berkshire Downs nr Blewbury UK Papaver rhoeas George Reszeter Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Common Poppy

Common Poppy
ME-1709 Common Poppy Papaver rhoeas Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Mass of cornfield weeds: Corn cockle, corn marigolds, cornflower, corn chamomile etc. Dorset

Mass of cornfield weeds: Corn cockle, corn marigolds, cornflower, corn chamomile etc. Dorset
ROG-13362 Mass of cornfield weeds: Corn cockle, corn marigolds, cornflower, corn chamomile etc. Dorset, UK Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePoppies Collection: Wild Poppies Digital Manipulation: turned B&W & aged

Wild Poppies Digital Manipulation: turned B&W & aged
USH-1294-M-C Wild Poppies Papaver rhoes Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imagePoppies Collection: Common Poppy or Field Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas ), with fallen sepals. Widespread cornfield weed

Common Poppy or Field Poppy ( Papaver rhoeas ), with fallen sepals. Widespread cornfield weed. Dorset
ROG-13361 Common Poppy or Field Poppy, with fallen sepals. Widespread cornfield weed. Dorset, UK Papaver rhoeas Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies in June, The South Downs near Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Poppies in June, The South Downs near Brighton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Wild flowers including poppies in a field in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Wild flowers including poppies in a field in Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Spring flowers in front of the massive walls of the Acropolis, Selinunte

Spring flowers in front of the massive walls of the Acropolis, Selinunte, near Castelvetrano, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Spring flowers near Beysehir, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Spring flowers near Beysehir, Anatolia, Turkey, Asia Minor, Eurasia

Background imagePoppies Collection: Landscape near Teruel, Maestrazgo, Aragon, Spain, Europe

Landscape near Teruel, Maestrazgo, Aragon, Spain, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Wild flowers including poppies in a field in the Jordan Valley, Israel, Middle East

Wild flowers including poppies in a field in the Jordan Valley, Israel, Middle East

Background imagePoppies Collection: Poppies, Highland of Castelluccio di Norcia, Norcia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Poppies, Highland of Castelluccio di Norcia, Norcia, Umbria, Italy, Europe

Background imagePoppies Collection: Field of poppies, Saint Sanson en Plouganou, North Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe

Field of poppies, Saint Sanson en Plouganou, North Finistere, Brittany, France, Europe




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In the heart of London, as dusk settles over the Tower of London, a breathtaking sight emerges. Ceramic poppies form a powerful installation known as Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red, paying tribute to the fallen soldiers of World War I. This poignant display serves as a solemn reminder of the sacrifices made during that devastating conflict. As we stand before The Cenotaph in Whitehall, London, our thoughts turn to those brave souls who gave their lives for our freedom. The poppy fields that once adorned these lands have become symbols of remembrance and hope. They serve as a testament to the resilience and strength displayed by those who fought on behalf of their nations. Across continents, even in far-off Australia, where ANZAC troops valiantly served alongside British forces during WWI, there is anticipation for this moving tribute at the Tower of London. Australian Light Horsemen are remembered with pride and reverence for their courage amidst unimaginable hardship. Yet beyond war memorials lies another side to these delicate flowers - Muriel Dawson's enchanting painting captures wildflowers dancing in harmony across an English meadow. These vibrant blooms bring joy and beauty into our lives while reminding us that life continues despite adversity. From England to Nepal, poppies take on different forms but retain their significance. A Himalayan blue poppy stands tall against majestic mountains in Nepal – its striking color symbolizing hope amidst challenging terrain. Even Shakespeare recognized the allure of this flower when he penned his famous words: "What's past is prologue. " Poppies hold within them stories from history that shape our present and future; they remind us not only to remember but also learn from past mistakes. The power behind 5000 Poppies cannot be understated – it represents countless individuals coming together to honor those lost during times both distant and recent. Each handmade bloom carries with it heartfelt gratitude for sacrifice made by so many unknown heroes. In the Victorian era, flower fairies adorned gardens with their ethereal presence.