Poppy Seeds.

A look inside the seed pod.

Pollen grains land on the crown shaped stigma. Pollen tubes start growing from the grain and travel through the ovary. Sperm cells, grown in the pollen grain, lie close to the tip of the growing tube. The sperm cells are deposited in an ovum and the pollination process is complete.

Wind, insect, or do it yourself pollination?

Research has shown that pollination by the wind route is negligible. Cross pollination is mainly accomplished by insects

Bumbling bees barge around the unstable platform …

…..throwing pollen all over the show.

Open for business…

…bees cannot resist the dark centre.