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'''Meconopsis''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the family ''[[Papaveraceae]]''. The [[species]] have attractive flowers and have two distinct ranges. A single species, {{sp|M|econopsis cambrica}}, also known as the ''Welsh poppy'', is indigenous to England, Wales, Ireland, and the fringes of Western Europe. The other 40 or so (depending on classification) species are found in the Himalayas. Within the Himalayan types there is much debate as to what constitutes a particular species as many readily [[hybrid|hybridise]] with each other and produce viable seed. It is likely that some individually-named species are in fact a single species but with an under-appreciated morphological diversity.

'''Meconopsis''' is a [[genus]] of flowering plants in the family ''[[Papaveraceae]]''. The [[species]] have attractive flowers and have two distinct ranges. A single species, {{sp|M|econopsis|cambrica}}, also known as the ''Welsh poppy'', is indigenous to England, Wales, Ireland, and the fringes of Western Europe. The other 40 or so (depending on classification) species are found in the Himalayas. Within the Himalayan types there is much debate as to what constitutes a particular species as many readily [[hybrid|hybridise]] with each other and produce viable seed. It is likely that some individually-named species are in fact a single species but with an under-appreciated morphological diversity.

A large proportion of species are monocarpic and as such are notoriously difficult to maintain in cultivation.

A large proportion of species are monocarpic and as such are notoriously difficult to maintain in cultivation.

Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan.

Meconopsis grandis, nicknamed the Blue Poppy (although it is only poppy-like), is the national flower of Bhutan.