Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom
Western Europe, Southern Asia
Types
M. v. brevipetala
M. v. collina
M. v. frozen
M. v. grandiflora
M. v. paui
M. v. verna
M. v. japonica
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Number of Varieties
750
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Prairies, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-7-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
5-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Tiny
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Flying insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Thyroid problems, tuberculosis
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Pods
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
MINUARTIA verna
Meconopsis grandis
Common Name
Irish Moss
Himalayan blue poppy
In Hindi
आयरिश काई
Meconopsis grandis
In German
Irish Moss
Meconopsis grandis
In French
Irish Moss
Meconopsis grandis
In Spanish
musgo de irlanda
Meconopsis grandis
In Greek
Irish Moss
Meconopsis grandis
In Portuguese
Moss irlandês
Meconopsis grandis
In Polish
mech irlandzki
Meconopsis grandis
In Latin
Irish Moss
Grandis Meconopsis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Streptophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Caryophyllaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Minuartia
Meconopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Papavereae
Subfamily
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Paperveroideae
Number of Species
5050
1
27800
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