Meconopsis grandis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Meconopsis
Species:
M. grandis
Binomial name
Meconopsis grandis

Meconopsis grandis, the Himalayan blue poppy, is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae, native to China (Yunnan), Bhutan, North East India and Nepal.[1]

Growing to 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, this hardy herbaceous perennial has a basal rosette of toothed leaves. Large, showy, pure blue flowers with a prominent yellow central boss are produced in late Spring.

The plant is valued as an ornamental, but is notably difficult to grow in normal garden conditions. Though perennial it can be short-lived. It prefers an evenly cool temperature and shaded conditions, in somewhat acid soil which remains reliably moist.[2]

The following cultivars are recipients of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:

References

  1. ^ "Meconopsis grandis". Flora of China – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  2. ^ "Meconopsis grandis". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Meconopsis grandis 'Bobby Masterson'". RHS. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Meconopsis grandis 'Mrs Jebb'". RHS. Retrieved 1 January 2022.


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