For all you serious grid down preppers a source of 30 different poppy varieties.
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Yes, they need to be papaver somniferum. However, "peony flowered" poppies ARE somniferum, but often aren't labeled as such.
From everything I've read, it's legal to grow them, but NOT to harvest any of the latex. However, simply growing them for "dried flower decorations", and storing the pods will give you potential pain relief if needed. Grinding up 2-3 pods (THIS IS ILLEGAL, and can be DANGEROUS... I'm telling how it's done, NOT recommending you do it!!) and making a tea from them will give you a solid dose of mixed opiod alkaloids. The dried pods contain around 1-2% morphine, and lesser amounts of codiene, thebaine and other alkaloids.
Summerthyme
Yes, they need to be papaver somniferum. However, "peony flowered" poppies ARE somniferum, but often aren't labeled as such.
From everything I've read, it's legal to grow them, but NOT to harvest any of the latex. However, simply growing them for "dried flower decorations", and storing the pods will give you potential pain relief if needed. Grinding up 2-3 pods (THIS IS ILLEGAL, and can be DANGEROUS... I'm telling how it's done, NOT recommending you do it!!) and making a tea from them will give you a solid dose of mixed opiod alkaloids. The dried pods contain around 1-2% morphine, and lesser amounts of codiene, thebaine and other alkaloids.
Summerthyme
Several of those are not opium poppies. But the Danish Flag, Giant, Pepperbox, Blue Moon or any of the "breadseed" varieties will be medicinal. I can't say if any are stronger or more productive than others.When I look at this site
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I find Search: 9 results found for "POPPY papaver somniferum"
it has 17 results
is one,or more, better than the others, for pain relief
thank you, john
For all you serious grid down preppers a source of 30 different poppy varieties.
www.edenbrothers.com
I've tried to cultivate poppies from seed and found it extremely hard!