What does the poppy represent in Remembrance Day?

Scarlet corn poppies (popaver rhoeas) grow naturally in conditions of disturbed earth throughout Western Europe. read more

The remembrance poppy is an artificial flower that has been used since 1921 to commemorate military personnel who have died in war, and represents a common or field poppy, Papaver rhoeas. Inspired by the World War I poem "In Flanders Fields", and promoted by Moina Michael, they were first adopted by the American Legion to commemorate American soldiers killed in that war (1914–1918). read more

At first dubbed Armistice Day, 11 November has now become Remembrance Day in Commonwealth nations, though in the UK the focus is on Remembrance Sunday instead. It is also known informally as Poppy Day. read more