Coquelicot

For the of Montreal album, see Coquelicot Asleep in the Poppies: A Variety of Whimsical Verse.
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Coquelicot or coquelico (KOHK-lee-koh) is a French vernacular name for the wild corn poppy, Papaver rhoeas. The flower is distinguished by its bright red color, and orange tint.[1] It eventually passed into English usage as the name of a color based upon that of the flower. The first recorded use of this usage was in the year 1795.[2]

Claude Monet painted "Les Coquelicots" or "Poppies Blooming" in 1873.

The California poppy is colored a shade of golden called golden poppy.


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References

  1. ^ Webster's Unabridged Universal Dictionary, World Syndicate Publishing, N.Y., 1937
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 193; Color Sample of Coquelicot: Page 27 Plate 2 Color Sample C10
Shades of red
Amaranth Auburn Burgundy Cardinal Carmine Cerise Chestnut Crimson Dark red Electric crimson
                   
Fire brick Flame Folly Fuchsia Lust Magenta Raspberry Red Red-violet Redwood
                   
Rose Rosewood Ruby Rust Scarlet Terra cotta Tuscan red Vermilion Wine
                 
The samples shown above are only indicative.