Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis pseudovenusta G.Taylor |
Bibliography | Account Gen. Meconopsis: 85 (1934) |
Native Range | sc. China |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 3400-4200m |
Description | taproot, lower leaves petiolate, ovate to lanceolate, pinnatipartite, glabrous, acute or obtuse, flowers numerous, semipendent, petals 4-10, 2-4cm long; monocarpic |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, moist, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C |
Synonyms | Papaver pseudovenustum (G.Taylor) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |