Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis forrestii Prain |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1907: 316 (1907) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3100-4300m |
Description | taproot, lower leaves petiolate, pale brown hirsute, oblanceolate to broadly linear, rounded, flowers 3-7, in upper part of scape, 3-5cm, petals 4, ovate; monocarpic |
Size | 20-40cm |
Color | pale blue, pale indigo |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
Synonyms | Papaver forrestii (Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |