Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis neglecta G.Taylor |
Bibliography | Account Gen. Meconopsis: 102 (1934) |
Native Range | nw. Pakistan (Kafiristan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3000m |
Description | basal leaves 10cm, petiolate, pinnatifid, densely covered with acerose spines, segments oblong, rounded, flowers solitary, tetramerous, petals suborbicular; monocarpic |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | 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 |
Synonyms | Papaver kafiristanicum Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |