Poppy is a one-year's plant which comes from Asia or from west part of Mediterranean Sea countries.

On a large scale poppy is grown in China, India, Iran, Turkey and many countries of Middle East and Europe.

Poppy is grown for industrial, curative and food purposes. The poppy fruit is almost round bag, called poppy-head, with holes. It contains the seeds of 0,9 till 1,5 mm diameter and colour depending on the varieties (from dirtily white through red-violet till almost black).