| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis violacea Kingdon-Ward |
| Bibliography | Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 82: 150 (1927) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3000-3900m |
| Description | taproot, lower leaves petiolate, elliptic-oblong, lanate, pinnate, segments oblong, entire, acute, flowers in raceme, pendent, petals 4, 3-4cm long; monocarpic |
| Size | 50-200cm |
| Color | pale blue, purple |
| 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 | Papaver violaceum (Kingdon-Ward) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |