Description: George Sherriff Group

A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit. Grey-green to pale green leaves are oval to oblong in shape and have coarsely toothed margins. The foliage is covered in fine, copper coloured bristles. Pale green, pointed buds (also covered in bristles) open to large, stunning saucer-shaped flowers that are a shade of bright azure blue with hints of violet. At the centre of each Bloom is a showy cluster of delicate white stamens with golden Anthers. The Blooms are held in clusters atop upright stems and are produced in late spring and early summer, possibly longer. The flowers are followed by bristly seed Capsules.

Meconopsis 'Ascreavie' was named in 2001 and may have originally been obtained by George Sherriff, a renowned plant hunter, during an expedition to Bhutan in 1934. It is thought that the plants had previously been in circulation under the (incorrect) name of Meconopsis grandis GS600 since being introduced into cultivation.