With bright reds and yellows -- and even the occasional white -- poppies are very bright and colorful. Their petals, however, are also very thin; they are made up of just three layers of cells.

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With bright reds and yellows - and even the occasional white - poppies are very bright and colorful. Their petals, however, are also very thin; they are made up of just three layers of cells.