Blue Poppy Himalayan Blue 100 Seeds Meconopsis Perennial Flowering Home Garden

This deep cobalt blue variety of the poppy flower is a sight to behold. The intriguing seed pods, the impressive 2 - 4" blooms and their beneficial properties have made it many lovers among gardeners, crafters, and folk medicine practitioners. Its immense appeal has also attracted wildlife such as bees, butterflies, and birds. Plant Height: up to 24", Planting Zones: 6 - 8. This amazing bloom is truly one of a kind.

GERMINATION:
DIFFICULTY: MEDIUM. I know Blue Poppy is gorgeous but not everyone can grow them. They're not being temperamental but are cool natured and naturalized by the Dutch to cold winters and cool summers. The Blue Poppy is not a tropical and will not suffer extreme or dry heat.
IN-GROUND
ZONES: PERENNIAL 5-6
COLD STRATIFY: seeds in your refrigerator or freezer (90 days or all winter) sowing the seeds before the first frost in fall or after the last frost before Spring.
TIP: MIX YOUR SEEDS WITH A LITTLE SAND FOR BETTER DISPERSAL.
SUN: SHADE-PART SHADE
BLOOMS: Mid-summer.
LIKES: A cold winter and a cool summer.
DISLIKES: 'Wet feet' or standing in water.

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Tibetan Blue Poppy

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Meconopsis Betonicifolia

COLOR: Blue

PLANT SEEDS: Fall / Spring after danger of frost

PLANT HEIGHT: 24 - 36"

PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24"

BLOOM TIME: Late Spring - Early Summer

HARDINESS ZONE: 4 - 11

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Shade - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Moist

QUANTITY: 100 Seeds

OTHER: The Himalayan Blue Poppy has one of our best sellers! They are very popular because of their rarity & their beautiful flowers in the most stunning shade of blue I have ever seen! Poppies attract bees, butterflies, and birds. The huge showy 2 - 4" blooms make them an excellent cut flower, and their unique looking seed pods are splendid in dried arrangements or for crafts.