Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
Southern Asia
North America, United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Types
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Not Avaialble
Number of Varieties
5100
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40000
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Habitat
Mountains
Woodland Garden Secondary
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
5-1
8-5
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 17
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm910.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Rose
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Green, Light Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Yellow, Yellow green, Brown, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval with toothed margin
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
-
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
In late autumn, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly
Balanced organic fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Downy mildew, Slugs, Snails
Bacterial leaf spot, Canker, Powdery mildew, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Scale Insects, Snails
Allergy
-
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Analgesic, Mild sedative
Odontalgic, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Used for flooring, cabinet making
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
MECONOPSIS betonicifolia
MAGNOLIA macrophylla
Common Name
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Bigleaf Magnolia, Large-leaved Cucumber Tree, Umbrella Tree
In Hindi
हिमालय ब्लू पोस्ता
मैगनोलिया
In German
Himalaya Blue Poppy
Umbrella Tree
In French
Himalaya pavot bleu
Umbrella Tree
In Spanish
Amapola azul del Himalaya
Árbol de paraguas
In Greek
Himalayan μπλε παπαρούνας
Umbrella Tree
In Portuguese
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Árvore de guarda-chuva
In Polish
Himalayan niebieski mak
Umbrella Tree
In Latin
Blue Himalayan Poppy
O lignum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Magnoliales
Family
Papaveraceae
Magnoliaceae
Genus
Meconopsis
Magnolia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Magnolioideae
Number of Species
503
1
27800
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