Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis betonicifolia Franch. |
Bibliography | Pl. Delavay: 42 (1889) |
Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 3000-4000m |
Description | lower leaves ovate-lanceolate or ovate, shortly sparsely lanate, broadly incised dentate, stem leaves similar, small, flowers 3-6, subumbellate, pendent, crateriform |
Size | 30-90cm |
Color | blue, purple, white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | - |
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 | Cathcartia betonicifolia (Franch.) Prain Meconopsis betonicifolia f. franchetii Stapf Papaver betonicifolium (Franch.) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |