Icelandic Poppies are native of North America rather than Iceland. I am not aware of any exclusively native Iceland plants.
I find this poppy variety self sows very easily and the seed remains viable in the garden for several seasons. The plants have a long tap root which may make them harder to transplant. If the root gets broken when trying to dig out the plant a new one will probably grow in its place. Due to this and its profligate seeding I treat them like weeds.
Other Icelandic Poppy Images from Google
The red poppies below are not Icelancid poppies which tend to have finer smooth leaves. They also grow 10-14″ rather than these 24″ flowers.
For an interesting pink poppy see growing garden poppies
Seedheads can be dried to make flower arrangements.
Link for natural Icelandic flora
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