| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis delavayi (Franch.) Franch. ex Prain |
| Bibliography | J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 64: 311 (1896) |
| Native Range | sc. China (nw. Yunnan) |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 2700-4000m |
| Description | all leaves basal, broadly ovate to narrowly oblanceolate, glaucous, 4-5cm long, long petiolate, flowers solitary, tetramerous, ca. 4cm across |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | deep violet-blue, indigo |
| Bloom | late spring, 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 division in early spring |
| Synonyms | Cathcartia delavayi Franch. Papaver delavayi (Franch.) Christenh. & Byng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |