More than a century after “In Flanders Fields,” the poppy still symbolizes Memorial Day and is used to honor our fallen ...

Poppy seeds, long dormant on the battlefields in Belgium and France, bloomed unexpectedly alongside the crosses and inspired ...

Students in Jacqueline Harmon’s ceramics classes at MacArthur High School have set out to create their own Flanders Field of poppies in the school’s Veterans Memorial area.

Poppy seeds, long dormant on the battlefields in ... The red poppy, called the Flanders poppy, is just one of the many colors. They shine in shades of white to cream, bright orange, soft peach ...

While Michigan residents attend Memorial Day parades and ceremonies, many may see roundish, red flowers. Here's the meaning behind the red poppy.

The red poppy's symbolism originated during World War I, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields" written ... sleep from the opium extracted from its seeds, often used medicinally for pain.

A woman named Moina Michael read “In Flanders Field ... common red field poppy was one of the first plants to reappear in the war-torn battlefields of Europe. Its seeds had been scattered ...

On Friday and through the Memorial Day weekend, you may see people handing out and wearing red flowers. Here's why.

Chicago Public Schools high school students are blending art and history to make a public display for Memorial Day. At Lane Tech High School, a different kind of garden is blooming.