Meconopsis villosa |
Native Region: Eastern Nepal to Burma
Zone Range: 07-09
Preferred Climate: Temperate
Harvest Date: Sunday 03 July, 2016
Seed count: 250-300
Description:
This evergreen perennial has 3-5 lobed toothed green leaves and bears saucer-shaped yellow flowers in late spring. Height 24 inches.
Cultivation:
For maximum freshness, please keep seed refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant. Sow seed in containers in a cold frame, preferably as soon as ripe or in spring. Use soilless seed starting mix, sow thinly and keep moist. Light is needed for germination. Keep fall-sown seedlings in a cold greenhouse or cold frame the first winter. Grow in humusy, moist but well-drained soil in part-shade with shelter from drying winds.
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