[Ellendra]

Ornamental Poppies (Papaver orientale) are the same species as the Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum) but they are different cultivars. Ornamental Poppies have no narcotic alkaloids in them.

I've seen contradictory information on that last part.

[TigersEye]

Interesting. I just found numerous websites selling Papaver somniferum seed for many varieties of poppies. However Wikipedia says this about it...

Papaver somniferum

It is increasingly a misnomer to call Papaver somniferum the opium poppy—as many varieties have been bred, and continue to be bred, that do not produce a significant quantity of opium.[3][5] The variety known as Sujata produces no latex at all.[6] Breadseed poppy is more accurate as a common name today because all varieties of Papaver somniferum produce edible seeds. This differentiation has strong implications for legal policy surrounding the growing of this plant.[5]