The bright red spit-spot-spatters of the Common Field Poppy are easily spotted, even from a distance, on arable land, roadsides, and cornfields. Their symbolism is far-reaching - for some, symbols of remembrance - and others, they are viscerally associated with the brutality of war. For us, it's their potent healing power. From ancient times to now - the flowers of the common field poppy have long been used as a mild pain-killing drug for soothing aches and even reducing the appearance of wrinkles.

The poppy's origins as a symbol of remembrance lie in the First World War poem "In Flanders Fields by Canadian officer John McCrae in 1915. In the region around Ypres in Belgian Flanders, April and May 1915 was unusually warm. One of the plants that began to grow in clusters on and around the battle zones was the red field or corn poppy. It is often found in or on the edges of fields where grain is grown. Its seeds are disseminated on the wind and can lie dormant in the ground for a long time. Once the fighting disturbed the ground, the poppy seeds germinated and grew during the spring and summer until 1918. Observing a field of poppies does one well; they help us remember those lost in the war and honour their sacrifice.