Scientific Name:	Meconopsis betonicifolia
Pronunciation:	mee-koh-NOP-sis bet-on-ih-see-FOH-lee-uh
Common Name:	Himalayan blue poppy
Family Name:	Papaveraceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves basal and alternate, blades mostly elliptic, toothed, up to 24 cm long, petioles on basal leaves up to 15 cm long, alternate leaves on flowering stems sessile; flowers blue, about 8 cm wide with 4 petals.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Upright Form: Pyramidal - narrowly Texture: Coarse Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: S.E. Asia / Japan / China (Tibet) Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Filtered shade, Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glandular hairs, Pubescent Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Acute Bases: Cuneate Margins: Dentate

Inflorescence Type: Flowers solitary Flower Morphology: Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, White, Blue, Pink, Purple Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun

Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Jul, Aug Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available Location Map

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