Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis cawdoriana Kingdon-Ward |
Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 79: 308 (1926) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 4600-4700m |
Description | yellow setose, basal leaves winged petiolate, ovate, abaxially glaucous, adaxially green, cuneate, pinnatilobate, flowers solitary, petals broadly obovate; monocarpic |
Size | 8-12cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | 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 | Meconopsis psedohorridula C.Y.Wu & H.Chuang Meconopsis speciosa ssp. cawdoriana (Kingdon-Ward) Grey-Wilson |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |