Papaver cambricum 'Frances Perry'
(Welsh Poppy 'Frances Perry')
Family - Papaveraceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 45cm or more
Width - 25cm
Location - The Spring Garden
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 are a shade of reddish-orange. At the centre of each Bloom is a small green fruit Capsule surrounded by a showy cluster of stamens with pale yellow Anthers. The flowers are held singly atop slender, upright stems and are produced over a long period from late spring into mid-summer, possibly later. Attractive to pollinating insects. Rare in cultivation.
Synonym - Meconopsis cambrica 'Rubra'
Flower:
Cup-shaped to saucer-shaped flowers with four rounded petals are reddish-orange. 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 from May into July, possibly later.
Flower colour: Orange
Flower shape: Cup-shaped to saucer-shaped flowers held singly
Flowering time: May, June, July
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.