Meconopsis betonicifolia | |
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A full bloom | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Papaveraceae |
Genus: | Meconopsis |
Species: | M. betonicifolia
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Binomial name | |
Meconopsis betonicifolia | |
Synonyms | |
Meconopsis baileyi |
Meconopsis betonicifolia ( syn. Meconopsis baileyi), the Himalayan blue poppy, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae. It was first formally named for western science in 1912 by the British officer Lt. Col. Frederick Marshman Bailey. [2]
Meconopsis betonicifolia is hardy in most of the United Kingdom [3] and it has striking large blue flowers. This herbaceous perennial is often short-lived. [3]