Central stamens, whorl ovary of a giant red poppy - Papaver Rhoeas

Central stamens, whorl ovary of a giant red poppy - Papaver Rhoeas The flowers of most poppy species are attractive and are widely cultivated as annual or perennial ornamental plants. This has resulted in a number of commercially important cultivars, such as the Shirley poppy, a cultivar of Papaver rhoeas and semi-double or double (flore plena) forms of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum and oriental poppy (Papaver orientale). Poppies of several other genera are also cultivated in gardens.