Botanical Name: Papaver nudicaule
Common Name: Iceland Poppy
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
Character annual
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright clump of blue-gray foliage – flower stalks weeping, straighten as flower opens
Height 1-2'
Spread to 8"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil any soil with good drainage
Hardiness hardy (all zones)
 
Morphology:
Leaves simple, pinnately lobed to 4" long, blue-gray green, slightly hairy
Flowers 2-3" across, broad flattened flowers orange, yellow, white – yellow center
Fruit capsule to 5/8" long, woody
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
good fall/winter color in beds, mass plantings – excellent cut flowers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering keep fairly dry
Fertilizing balanced, slow release at planting
Pruning remove spent flowers to prolong bloom
Pests/Diseases snails and slugs
Special Conditions/Other cover young plants to protect from birds
 
Origin: Arctic region
Family: Papaveraceae

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