Protection. Garden of Joy Blues: former 80 acre hippie commune near Birch Tree in the Missouri Ozarks It has finely cut green leaves and orange, yellow, pink, or red flowers that attract both bees and songbirds. Pliny says: "The rustical peasants of Greece glazed the upper crust of their loaves with yolks of eggs, and then bestrewed them with Poppy seeds," thus showing that the seeds were then considered free from narcotic properties. Native to the Western and Southwestern United States and Mexico, this perennial can be grown as a self-seeding annual in cooler climates. Poppy seeds are loved by many varieties of birds.Opioid narcotics are made from the sap of the immature seed pod of the Opium Poppy.Leaves of the California Poppy were used medicinally by local Native American tribes. Please note: comments must be approved before they are published. //