Flower:
Large, nodding to outward-facing flowers are bowl to saucer-shaped and may vary in colour from azure blue, to purple, white or reddish-pink. Each bloom can reach to 15cm across, and has a prominent central cluster of white stamens with golden anthers and a proud, pale green to white stigma. The blooms are held singly atop upright stems and are produced from May into July. The flowers are followed by oblong seed capsules that can be smooth, or covered in bristles (depending on the specimen). Generally, plants derived from stock collected in Eastern Nepal will be in shades of purple or pink, whereas stock derived from Bhutan and Tibet will be in shades of blue.
Flower colour: Blue, Pink, White, or Purple
Flower shape: Bowl to saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Pale to mid-green leaves are lanceolate, oblong, or Elliptic in shape with Dentate margins. The foliage is covered in copper-coloured bristles. The leaves are held upright at the base of the plant and in opposite pairs on the flowering stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate, oblong or elliptic
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in partial shade in moist, acidic soil with good drainage. This meconopsis prefers a position that stays relatively cool during the summer months.