Meconopsis × sheldonii |
Native Region: garden origin
Zone Range: 7-8
Preferred Climate: temperate
Harvest Date: Sunday 13 July, 2025
Seed count: 25-30
Description:
This hybrid of Meconopsis betonicifolia and M. grandis has rosette-forming, lance-shaped, toothed, hairy dark green leaves and bears shallowly cup-shaped rich blue flowers 2-4 inches across in late spring and early summer. Height 4-5 feet; spread 2 feet.
Notes:
All Meconopsis are open-pollinated in VanDusen Botanical Garden, and therefore may contain genetic material from a variety of species. The seeds have been collected from relatively isolated populations containing plants that most closely resemble the species type, but cannot be considered as 'pure'.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Start seed in containers in the early spring in a cold frame. Cold stratification may improve germination. Meconopsis is a biennial, or short lived perennial. Some recommend preventing it from flowering the first year as it may cause the plant to perennialize. Grow in humusy moist but well-drained slightly acidic soil in part shade.
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