Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis georgei G.Taylor |
Bibliography | Account Gen. Meconopsis: 86 (1934) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3600-4300m |
Description | leaves petiolate, oblanceolate, glabrous or sparsely setose, entire, acute or rounded, flowers up to 10 in raceme, petals 5-8, obovate, 3-4cm long; monocarpic |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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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 georgei (G.Taylor) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |