| Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
| Genus species | Meconopsis simplicifolia (D.Don) G.Don |
| Bibliography | Gen. Hist. 1: 135 (1831) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3300-5300m |
| Description | leaves oblanceolate, entire, irregularly dentate or shallowly lobate, setose, flowers solitary, pendent, 6-7cm across; monocarpic |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | purple, deep sky blue |
| Bloom | summer |
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| 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 simplicifolia baileyi Farrer Meconopsis uniflora Gumbl. Papaver simplicifolium D.Don Papaver simplicifolia var. baileyi (Farrer) Kingdon-Ward Stylophorum simplicifolium (D.Don) Spreng. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |