Meconopsis betonicifolia (Blue poppy)
Other names: Himalayan poppy, Tibetan poppy, China blue, Himalayan blue poppy, Meconopsis baileyi
M. betonicifolia is a deciduous perennial, with rosettes of hairy bluish-green leaves and bowl-shaped, blue, purple-blue or white flowers, borne singly on bristly stalks in summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Meconopsis (Fertile Blue Group) 'Mop-head' (Meconopsis 'Mop-head')
Other names: Meconopsis (Fertile Blue Group) 'Mophead'
'Mop-head' is a short-lived, hairy perennial with upright rosettes of elliptic to narrowly ovate, dark green leaves and erect, leafy stems bearing shallowly cup-shaped, often purple-flushed, deep blue flowers in early summer.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Meconopsis (Infertile Blue Group) 'Slieve Donard' (Asiatic poppy 'Slieve Donard')
Other names: Meconopsis 'Dawyck', Meconopsis × sheldonii 'Slieve Donard'
'Slieve Donard' is a vigorous, rosette-forming, often short-lived, hairy perennial with elliptic to lance-shaped, dark green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, shallowly cup-shaped, brilliant, deep blue flowers.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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