How do you treat Meconopsis?

They do not like being waterlogged and will quickly rot off in winter if they are. These poppies dislike cold winds, full sun and drying out in dry summers. So shelter, dappled shade, additional watering in dry conditions and heavy mulching to retain water and offer winter protection are needed.

Are Meconopsis poisonous?

Is Meconopsis baileyi poisonous? Meconopsis baileyi has no toxic effects reported.

Do Himalayan poppies spread?

What is it? As Monty Don once put it, no other plant is as unambiguously blue as this: it’s a real head-turner. Planted in the right spot, Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’ will put out sky-blue blooms from May to July. Height and spread: 75cm x 50cm.

Is meconopsis a perennial?

Meconopsis is a genus of nearly 80 species of often short-lived or monocarpic perennials which flower just once and then die. They are best known as ‘blue poppies’ with large saucer-shaped flowers but many have attractive leaf rosettes.

What does pink poppy mean?

Poppy flower meanings include sleep, dreams, imagination, sacrifice, remembrance, regeneration, and luxury.

Are poppies OK for dogs?

Poppy seeds, flowers, and the plant in its entirety are toxic for our four-legged friends because they contain narcotic substances called opioids. Although the amount of opioids vary in the different species of poppies, they are all dangerous and harmful to dogs.

Should poppies be cut down after flowering?

Trimming them back after flowering encourages fresh growth and new flowers. Cut back and deadhead Oriental poppies after flowering. Cutting them right back to ground level will stimulate growth of fresh new foliage, and perhaps even some new blooms. Mulching and feeding will help to support this new growth.

Is Meconopsis a perennial?

When should I plant meconopsis?

Pot on regularly as the seedlings develop to avoid a check in their growth and plant out in the autumn or the following spring.

What kind of wildlife will eat Villosa Lilac?

Wildlife will use it for cover, but seldom for food. Villosa lilac does not do well in sandy soil, arid regions or poorly drained sites. It can be attacked by borers, scale insects or leaf miners. read more

How big does a Meconopsis Ascreavie flower get?

Grown from divisions. Each year we should have limited numbers of several forms: MECONOPSIS ‘Ascreavie’ (Infertile Blue Group) Huge blue-purple flowers 4-5 per stem. (L&S 600 seed.) A selection from the famous Sherriff garden. Divisions from clumps in our garden.

What kind of Meconopsis has pale blue flowers?

MECONOPSIS ‘Crarae’ (Infertile Blue Group) Huge pale blue flowers with near circular petals. Divisions from clumps in our garden. One of the quickest to bulk up and increase. MECONOPSIS ‘Huntfield’ (George Sherriff Group) Huge blue flowers on taller than average stems.

What kind of seed does a Meconopsis plant produce?

Glendoick held Meconopsis trials and selected the best performers for propagation. MECONOPSIS ‘Mophead’ (Fertile Blue Group) Huge blue flowers on tall stems in May Divisions from clumps in our garden. Useful for early flowering. Produces some fertile seed.

How do you treat Meconopsis? They do not like being waterlogged and will quickly rot off in winter if they are. These poppies dislike cold winds, full sun and drying out in dry summers. So shelter, dappled shade, additional watering in dry conditions and heavy mulching to retain water and offer winter protection are needed.…