Are Meconopsis poisonous?
Is Meconopsis baileyi poisonous? Meconopsis baileyi has no toxic effects reported.
Are all Meconopsis monocarpic?
Many of the meconopsis are not perennial but rather monocarpic (a short lived perennial setting seed just once in its life time) and have a life cycle of around 2 + years. These plants produce a basal rosette of leaves over several years and then once they have flowered they set seed and the plants die away.
Are Meconopsis perennial?
Meconopsis is a genus of nearly 80 species of often short-lived or monocarpic perennials which flower just once and then die. They are best known as ‘blue poppies’ with large saucer-shaped flowers but many have attractive leaf rosettes.
Do you cut back Himalayan poppies?
Himalayan poppies also need staking and deadheading. Cut back plants to ground level in autumn and mulch with compost, leaf mould or bark chippings in autumn or spring.
What kind of flowers does a Meconopsis have?
They have attractive, usually blue flowers. The taxonomy of Meconopsis remains unsettled. Although many sources recognize the genus, others sink it into Papaver. There is also uncertainty over the number of species, as many readily hybridise with each other producing viable seed.
What kind of soil does a Meconopsis need?
These plants are available in a variety of strong colours, including blue, red, orange, purple, white and yellow depending on species and cultivar. All meconopsis require an acid or neutral soil pH, in a partially shaded sheltered position.
Where does the Meconopsis cambrica live in the world?
A single species, Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh poppy), is indigenous to England, Wales, Ireland, and the fringes of Western Europe, although recent studies suggest that it does not belong in the genus. The other 40 or so (depending on classification) species are found in the Himalayas.
What does a Meconopsis grandis cultivar group mean?
E Meconopsis grandis cultivars A Group is a formal category denoting an assemblage of cultivars, individual plants or assemblages of plants on the basis of defined similarity” as defined in the “International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants” (ICNCP).