Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Cathcartia oliveriana (Franch ex Prain) Grey-Wilson |
Bibliography | Gen. Meconopsis: 376 (2014) |
Native Range | c. & se. China |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1500-2400m |
Description | stems erect, ramose, stem leaves ovate, 5-10cm, adaxially deep green, abaxially glaucous, yellow-brown hirsute, pinnate, flowers of 1-2 in axills of upper leaves, petals 4 |
Size | 50-90cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring |
Synonyms | Meconopsis oliveriana Franch. ex Prain Papaver oliverianum (Franch. ex Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast) |