Meconopsis_betonicifolia

<i>Meconopsis betonicifolia</i>

Meconopsis betonicifolia

Species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae

Meconopsis betonicifolia (syn. Meconopsis baileyi), the Himalayan blue poppy,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It was first formally named for western science in 1912 by the British officer Lt. Col. Frederick Marshman Bailey.[2]

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Meconopsis betonicifolia is hardy in most of the United Kingdom[3] and it has striking large blue flowers. This herbaceous perennial is often short-lived.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Meconopsis betonicifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. [2]
    Paulette Singley (2004). Eating Architecture. MIT Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-262-08322-5.
  3. [3]
    "Meconopsis betonicifolia". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Himalayan blue poppy


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