wizard of oz flower show

Welcome to the world of poppies!
This guide is a companion to PAPAVER, an educational exhibit presented at the GCEH Flower Show’s
The Wonderful World of Oz (July 21-22, 2022).

I. Resources for poppy seeds & growing advice

II. Collaborators, contributors & featured work

III. Bibliography
We relied on a wealth of literature while researching this exhibit. Many of these books are on display to browse unFl the exhibit closes on July 29th, auer which they will be donated to the East Hampton Library and available to check out.
Books & films included in the exhibit, are organized by the following topics:

  1. Inspiration for our 2022 Flower Show, ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’
  2. Poppies as inspiration for artists
  3. How to garden with poppies & their role in the slow flower movement
  4. Poppies in botanical books and medicinal texts
  5. The Opium Wars and international trade
  6. History of opium use and drug addiction in America
  7. America’s current addiction crisis
  8. Papaver rhoeas, symbol of remembrance
  9. Books about pollinator plants
  10. On the legality of growing P. somniferum