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California poppies

JungleGhost

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Flower GIF by audreyobscura
Anybody have experience cultivating these? About to try germinating some.
 
Flower GIF by audreyobscura
Anybody have experience cultivating these? About to try germinating some.
Yes. Very easy, very lovely, great anti-anxiety medicine, non-addictive for me. (Does not produce opioids.)

The dried husks of the seed pods can be used in various ways, the flower stamens are also worth collecting once the petals are about to drop if you grow a lot of plants, but mostly it's the root that gets used medicinally as an anxiolytic sedative.

The fresh foliage is mildly poisonous to ingest, e.g. if made into a tea. Dry it first.

Please keep a record of your grow - I'd love to see how it turns out. I used to have a planter of these with woodchip mulch and Psilocybe cyanescens 🥰
 
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