Meconopsis betonicifolia

Meconopsis betonicifolia, also known as Meconopsis baileyi and the Himalayan blue poppy. It was first formally named in 1912 by Lt. Col. Frederick Marshman Bailey.[1]

Meconopsis betonicifolia
A full bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Meconopsis
Species:
M. betonicifolia
Binomial name
Meconopsis betonicifolia
Synonyms

Meconopsis baileyi

M. betonicifolia is hardy in most of the United Kingdom[2] and it has striking large blue flowers but it probably owes much of its success to the fact that, unlike most Meconopsis, it is perennial, although often short-lived.[2]

It is the national flower of Bhutan.

References

  1. Paulette Singley (2004). Eating Architecture. MIT Press. p. 47. ISBN 978-0-262-08322-5.
  2. "Meconopsis betonicifolia Franch". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
Himalayan blue poppy
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