Remember them - Poppies

[Gill]

I've been told that a poppy with a leaf should have the leaf pointed to 11 o'clock to show the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 o'clock. Anyone else heard of this?

[madelaine]

Someone's made that one up, surely? I've been around Remembrance Sunday all my life (father & husband both soldiers) and I've never heard that one.

[FirstGreenIsGold]

I've never heard that one either. The poppy that we wear (Canadian Legion) doesn't have a leaf anyway. A veteran once told me to wear the poppy on the left side over the heart (I was wearing it on the other side).

[cheaver]

Oddly enough, I heard that for the first time this morning! (about the leaf being pointed towards the 11am)

[cambrensis]

I suspect it's a "new tradition" - they do keep inventing them. When I was young there was no leaf on a standard poppy.

[tony41]

I suspect it's a "new tradition" - they do keep inventing them. When I was young there was no leaf on a standard poppy.

When I was young poppies with leaves were expensive and were bought by those who wanted to show off how well off they were>

[astral276]

I suspect it's a "new tradition" - they do keep inventing them. When I was young there was no leaf on a standard poppy.

Apparently Scottish poppies have four curled petals and no leaf, the rest of the UK have poppies with two petals and a leaf.

Though my memory from when young is poppies with four petals (2 x 2) and a leaf.

Most poppies are machine made nowadays anyway. The days of old disabled ex-soldiers making them are long gone. Only things like the wreath the Queen and other VIPs lay are hand made.

[cambrensis]

When I was young poppies with leaves were expensive and were bought by those who wanted to show off how well off they were>

Exactly so, Tony; that's why I spoke of the "standard" poppy which was the one we could afford.

[madelaine]

Exactly so, Tony; that's why I spoke of the "standard" poppy which was the one we could afford.

Yes, that's how I remember it.

[madelaine]

for information - a Canadian poppy with a British (or is it English?) Poppy.