Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis venusta Prain |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 164 (1915) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 3300-4700m |
Description | taproot, leaves petiolate, ovate to oblong, thick, subcarnose, glabrous, pinnate, segments suborbiculate, flowers solitary, petals 4, 2-4cm long; monocarpic |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | pale blue, lilac |
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 |
Synonyms | Meconopsis leonticifolia Hand.-Mazz. Papaver venustum (Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |