Corn Poppy

Scientific name
Papaver rhoeas
Regions
  • Béja
  • Jendouba
  • Bizerte
  • Zaghouan
  • Siliana
Flowering month
  • Mars
  • April
  • Mai
Corn Poppy

Bright red flower dotting cereal fields in spring. Does not produce nectar.

شقائق النعمان / البلعمان

Belgoum / Chaqaiq an-no'man

Papaveraceae

Wild herbaceous plant

Spring

No honey (pollen-only plant)

Color

N/A

Taste

N/A

Nectar

None

Pollen

Excellent (very dark black/purple pollen, sought after for egg-laying)

Main role

pollen

Roles

  • pollen

Seasonal utility

Egg-laying stimulation (Spring)

Biological utility

Zero nectar. But its black pollen is exceptionally rich in protein and strongly stimulates the queen to lay more eggs.

Pollen color

Black / Very dark purple