Poppy Meconopsis X Sheldonii - Lingholm Blue Ice. This flower is a hybrid between the Himalayan poppy and the Blue Tibetan poppy. This absolutely gorgeous color of blue poppy is easy to grow and vigorous in the right conditions, which is in cool damp summers. The color on these flowers will catch your eye and not let go. A clump forming herbaceous perennial that can also be grown as an annual or biennial, spring up from a rosette of light green foliage. In the plant's early stages the entire plant will be covered with fine gold colored hairs, Then presenting on its long stems come large bowl -shaped magnificent 4 petaled crepe papery flowers with golden anthers and a large single stamen protruding from the center. Bloom time is from May to July and will need to be placed in a sheltered area to protect it from high winds. It doesn't fare well in sun and hot climates, it is not edible. All parts of the flower are poisonous if ingested.
25+ seed per pack
Planting Zone: 3 - 9
Light Shade / Full Shade
Height: 24 inches - 36 inches
Width: 14 inches - 16 inches
Soil: constant moisture, well drained. Do not let it dry out between waterings.
Long lived and easy to grow in right conditions
Frost hardy
Resistant to Deer and Rabbit
Native to eastern Tibet, eastern Nepal to India and Bhutan.
I urge anyone buying seed to do their homework on germination, I have not raised and cannot raise many of these plants as I am sub-tropics here in St Augustine,Florida. All seed are NOT alike! There are so many different factors in germination and not doing a search is throwing your money away. I want everyone to be successful when growing your flowers from seed it is the most rewarding experience in Gardening and you can do it, if you give the seed what it needs to grow. I always check 3 sites of info to choose how I will go about it. It is not hard to do, if you do it right!
SEED GERMINATION TIP!!!!!!!
ONLY GERMINATE A SMALL PORTION AT A TIME.
DON'T PUT ALL YOUR MONKEYS IN A BARREL.
Good Luck and Happy Planting!!!!
