species
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Himalayan blue poppy
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Meconopsis betonicifolia is a perennial in the family Papaveraceae, also known as Himalayan blue poppy, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1.2 m tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade, on loam soil, where the ground is acid and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers in June. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1.2 m tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Soil
- Loam
- Acidity
- Acid
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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