An Chailleach Dhearg

Common Poppy

Common Poppy

An Chailleach Dhearg

Tá fiailnimheanna tar éis fáil réidh le cailleacha don chuid is mó a bhíodh le feiceáil go flúirseach i measc an arbhair saothraithe, ach tá teacht aniar á dhéanamh ag an gcailleach i bhfálta sceach agus ar chiumhaiseanna féaracha cois bóthair. Bláthaíonn an chailleach dhearg idir Meitheamh agus Lúnasa. Déantar a cuid síolta a scaipeadh cosúil le piobar ó phota.

Common Poppy

Weed killers have largely eradicated the poppies which used to blaze scarlet among the growing corn, but in hedgerows and on grassy roadside verges, the poppy is making a comeback. It flowers between June and August. Its seeds are scattered like pepper from a pot.