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Poppy petals attract pollinating insects. When a poppy flower is pollinated, a substance is released that causes the petals to wilt in one to two days. If a flower is not pollinated then if the plant can nourish the petals, they will remain fresh for a week or more and the substance is not released. Cutting an unpollinated poppy flower from the plant causes the same substance to be released that is released by pollination.
Cutting a poppy flower from the plant can cause it to wilt even if it was not pollinated.
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Even if cut βββββββ βββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββββββ ββββ ββββ ββ ββββ ββββββ β βββ βββββ
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Poppy plants are ββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ