Step 1: The first step will be to draw the center of the flower by drawing a circle and then small dashes all the way around it.
Step 2: Next draw the large flower petals be creating half circles around the center.
Step 3: In this step draw the younger flower by first drawing the stem down from the large flower and the adding a second stem to the left that is slightly curved. At the top of the curved stem draw a small petal and then a half moon to create the young flower.
Step 4: Next draw two long leaves to the left of the stem that have slightly jagged edges.
Step 5: Lastly draw the third leaf to the right which should also be a long oblong shape that is slightly jagged around the edges.
Interesting Facts about Poppies
Poppies are a common wildflower that can be found all over the world. They grow on tall hairy stems to about 60 centimeters. The flower on a poppy is 5 to 10 centimeters across and is round. Poppies look like red, white, or pink bowls on a stem. In the middle of the flower, there is a blackish purple ball with blackish purple spots around it. Poppies grow from April to August.
Did you know?
- A famous poem called “Flanders’s Field” is about a poppy field and the soldiers who died there in World War 1.
- The poppy is a symbol of remembrance in America.
- Poppy seeds are used in cooking.
- Greek culture associated poppies with death.
- Poppies are used in pain relief medicines.
- Poppy seeds can lie in the ground 100 years and still grow new flowers.
- Blue poppies grow in Scotland and the Himalayan Mountains, because of that they are very rare and hard to grow.
- A California poppy is orange and is found in the deserts of California. It is illegal to pick one.
Activity: Volunteer at a Veterans’ hospital or a Veterans’ of Foreign Wars Post. In America, VFW chapters give out felt poppies when a donation is given to their group.
How to Draw a Poppy Flower – Step-by-Step Tutorial