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Mike Lyle wrote:

Way back, a Palestinian friend, who'd trained in agri in Turkey and
lived next-door to a commissioned officer in the Jordanian Police, very
much enjoyed telling the neighbour exactly what he, the neighbour, had
growing by his front door. The ossifer had no idea..!

It's not a rare casual here, and is ubiquitous in hotter climates.
If you want to boggle a parochial Californian gardener, tell him
that Papaver somniferum is a common garden plant in the UK :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.