Nederlands: Grote klaproos
Español: Amapola silvestre
Français: Coquelicot
Deutsch: Klatschmohn - Mohnblume - Klatschrose
Family: Papaveraceae - Poppy family
Flowering time: May-August
Height: 0,20-0,60cm
Altitude: to 1800m
Colour: red, scarlet
Habitat: cultivated fields, waste places, field boundaries, roadsides
Distribution: native of most countries of Europe
_large.jpg "´Champ de coquelicots´ painted by Claude Monet in 1881, Museum Boymans van Beuningen Rotterdam")
_large.jpg "´Tuinhoekje (Papavers)´ painted by August Allebé in 1875, Museum Boymans van Beuningen Rotterdam")
Notes: A symbol of fallen soldiers, the Common Poppy is worn in remembrance of World War I. Between July and November 2014 888,246 ceramic poppies were placed around the Tower of London. Each poppy representing the life of a soldier from Britain or the Commonwealth lost in World War I, this installation is called 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red’. Poppies are a popular subject for artists.
Related key words: Rotterdam, Vlindertuin Waalre, Alpujarras, finca, butterfly, London
