SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An heirloom seed company has researched the reason why red poppies became connected to veterans day and given KTAL permission to share the story with you.

It wasn’t understood at the time, but Papaver rhoeas seeds can live in the ground for as many as eighty years and spring back to life when the surrounding soil is disturbed. Baker Creek Heirloom ...