| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis bella Prain |
| Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 63(2): 82 (1894) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya and c. Nepal |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-5200m |
| Description | leaves pinnate, bright green, petioles scabrous, flowers solitary on short scape, large, tetramerous, anthers yellow, filaments purple-blue |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | brilliant pale blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Papaver bellum (Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |