Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Meconopsis argemonantha Prain & Byng |
Bibliography | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 161 (1915) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3700-4600m |
Description | taproot, basal leaves long petiolate, narrowly oblong, subglabrous, glaucous, entire, stem leaves pinnatilobate, flowers solitary, axillary, pendent, pedicellate; monocarpic |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
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 | Meconopsis argemonantha var. lutea G.Taylor Papaver argemonanthum (Prain) Christenh. & Byng |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |