Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis discigera Prain |
Bibliography | Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 20: 356 (1906) |
Native Range | e. Himalaya to e. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3300-4900m |
Description | basal leaves oblanceolate, at apex often lobate, to 20cm long inclusive long petiole, tawny setose, flowers 6-10cm, 8-30, crowded, petals 4, suborbiculate; monocarpic |
Size | 30-60cm |
Color | blue, red, yellow |
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 discigerum (Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |