I grow a number of different species of PAPAVER (aka- 'Poppy') This is the Purple Paper PAPAVAR.

PAPAVAR flowers are native worldwide and have been prized not just for their stunning beauty but for their medicinal history as well. Papaver somniferum, is the source of opium. It was grown in the Mediterranean region as early as 5,000 B.C. The narcotic properties of opium have been know since the days in ancient Egypt when it was used as a sleep-inducing medicine. In ancient Greek, an extract made from the Papaver somniferum plant, was drank as a pain killer and referred to as 'poppy-wine' by the Greek physician, Hippocrates.