But how did the distinctive red flower become such a potent symbol ... the early 19th Century transformed bare land into fields of blood red poppies, growing around the bodies of the fallen ...

The red flower is closely tied to Remembrance Day ... The opening stanza reads: In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks ...

Poppies may be an old-fashioned flower, but their vivid petals evoke a timeless beauty that’s captivated artists like Claude ...