Lest we forget- POPPY HORIZON Mug

Flanders Fields and Poppies are forever linked. But why so many poppies in Flanders that before the First World War was almost devoid of poppy as the soil was "too poor"? The war created prime conditions for poppies to flourish in Flanders and north-west France. Continual bombardment disturbed the soil and brought the seeds to the surface. Poppy seeds are numerous from a single poppy head and can remain viable (able to germinate and grow) for many years. They were fertilized by nitrogen in the explosives in these war zones and in other places such as the dardanelles, Gallipoli, Turkey. The poppy the symbol of the Royal British Legion. Col. John McCrae a Canadian medical Doctor penned the poem. IN FLANDERS FIELDS In Flanders fields...