Scientific Name:
Macleaya cordata
Pronunciation:
muh-KLAY-uh kor-DAY-tuh
Common Name:
plume poppy
Family Name:
Papaveraceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves rounded, lobed (commonly 7 or 9 main lobes each with rounded teeth), grayish-green, most 15-40cm long x 12-30cm wide; panicles 30-60 long above foliage, florets yellowish in bud, creamy-white when open, 24-30 long stamens; capsules 15-20mm long (may appear achene-like and 5-10mm long before opening).
Habit:
Open, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
2 - 3m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Filler, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Screening, Specimen plant, Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Orbicular, Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Dentate, Pinnately lobed
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
0
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Seed, Division - above ground parts, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Slugs or snails (Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (ONE) Overpass North side East