01 May, 2008

Poppy


A favorite subject of painters and landscape photographers, the fiery orange-red flowers of poppies nodding gracefully in spring breezes create a shimmering presence (farmers might say 'infest') in cultivated crops, pasture lands and roadside vegetation at Gangivecchio and nearby areas.

Scientific name: Papaver pinnatifidium
Italian common name: Papevero pennatifido
English common name: Poppy