Poppy
The meaning of the poppy
Carefree, like a summer day.
In summer, poppies turn the edges of cornfields red. They stand for a carefree feeling, like a summer's day. The red poppy also has a deeper meaning: since the poem “In Flanders Fields”, it has been the symbol of remembrance for those who died in the First World War, worn around Remembrance Day on 11 November.
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The colours
- RedCarefree days and remembrance: the poppy of the fields.
- OrangeCheer and energy: summer fireworks.
- PinkLightness and tenderness: soft and dreamy.
When to give them
In summer, for a cheerful summer bouquet or just because. Around 11 November, Remembrance Day, the red poppy stands for remembrance.
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Good to know
- The Canadian doctor John McCrae wrote “In Flanders Fields” in 1915, near Ypres in Belgium.
- A poppy flower lasts only a day or two, but one plant keeps making new ones for weeks.
- Poppy seeds can wait in the soil for years until the ground is turned over, which is why poppies bloomed on the churned-up battlefields of Flanders.
Carefree, like a summer day.
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