Papaver cambricum
(Welsh Poppy)
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Western Europe
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm or more
Width - 25cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and upright stems. Pale grey-green to mid-green leaves are Divided and have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with pinnatifid lobing. Cup-shaped to saucer-shaped flowers with four rounded petals can be produced in bright yellow or orange. (The plants in the Woodland Walk at Malverleys are yellow.) At the centre of each Bloom is a small green fruit Capsule surrounded by a crown of stamens with pale yellow Anthers. The Blooms are held singly atop slender, upright stems and are produced over a long period from late spring into mid-autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Synonym - Meconopsis cambrica
Flower:
Cup-shaped to saucer-shaped flowers with four rounded petals can be produced in bright yellow or orange. At the centre of each bloom is a small green fruit capsule surrounded by a crown of stamens with pale yellow anthers. The flowers are held singly atop slender, upright stems and are produced from May into October.
Flower colour: Yellow, orange
Flower shape: Cup-shaped to saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: May, June, July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Pale grey-green to mid-green leaves are Divided and have ovate to Elliptic leaflets with pinnatifid lobing. The leaves are held at the base of the plant with some leaves Alternately arranged on the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Divided with ovate to elliptic leaflets and pinnatifid lobing
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.