Poppy seed brew triggers morphine overdose Washington State Standard Could Opium Gum be the Solution to the Overdose Crisis? Metzineres Opium poppies (Papaver somniferum) growing like weeds on my allotment very excited to forage the seeds. I have sunflowers and pumpkins too so we should get a good seed mix come Dried poppy pods, one of my favorite dried elements for everlasting bouquets.