Interestingly, the seed of the corn poppy has been used for centuries for the flavoring of bread and deserts and its leaves can be used in salads/garnishes and can even be boiled and served rather like spinach. The poppy's intrinsic, if not somewhat menacing relationship with man could, at the very least, earn this plant some respect for its survival tactics, and the dazzling appearance of this humble yet stunning beauty in a season that so longs for hot color can only instill admiration in its onlooker. However this 'simple' annual, who's seed can wait patiently for up to 40 years or more before germinating, who has evaded all of man's attempts to eradicate it over the past 3,000 years and who still has the audacity to choose, very precisely, in which field it would prefer to grow in... remains, and will probably always remain- a beautiful, though as yet, unsolved, natural mystery!