Headaches

'In the Language of Flowers the Scarlet Poppy means Fantastic Extravagance; the White Opium Poppy from Asia means Sleep. Some people think that its Latin name, Papaver came from 'pap' because the juice was given to babies in their food to make them sleepy. . . .

[Another] name which is given to poppies all over the country is Headaches, because it is said that the smell, or the vivid colour, is bound to induce a pain in the head.'

'Sheila Pickles, The Language of Flowers, 1990.