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'''''Papaver alpinum''''', the '''Alpine poppy''' or '''Dwarf poppy''', is a perennial poppy found in the Alps. This species includes several sub-species, four of which are found in Austria. It forms a [[basal rosette]] clump of downy, finely-divided leaves that are gray-green to blue-green in colour. The flowers are borne on single stems. | '''''Papaver alpinum''''', the '''Alpine poppy''' or '''Dwarf poppy''', is a perennial poppy found in the Alps. This species includes several sub-species, four of which are found in Austria. It forms a [[basal rosette]] clump of downy, finely-divided leaves that are gray-green to blue-green in colour. The flowers are borne on single stems. | ||
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Papaver alpinum, Linn. Alpine Poppy. Low and cespitose perennial, nearly stemless: lvs. glaucous, all radical and petiolate, glabrous or nearly so, 2-3-pinnately parted, the ultimate segms. linear or linear-lanceolate: scapes single or several, the bud ovoid or round-obovoid, usually pilose, nodding; fls. white, fragrant; petals round-obovate, erose, nearly 1 in. long or less: caps, oblong to obovate, strongly ribbed. Alps, Apennines.— The following garden varieties have been offered as of this species, but some of them are probably P. pyrenaicum: albiflorum, album, aurantiacum, flaviflorum, flavum, roseum and rubrum. P. luteum, Hort., belongs here, but P. luteum of the botanists is the Welsh Poppy, Meconopsis cambrica. | Papaver alpinum, Linn. Alpine Poppy. Low and cespitose perennial, nearly stemless: lvs. glaucous, all radical and petiolate, glabrous or nearly so, 2-3-pinnately parted, the ultimate segms. linear or linear-lanceolate: scapes single or several, the bud ovoid or round-obovoid, usually pilose, nodding; fls. white, fragrant; petals round-obovate, erose, nearly 1 in. long or less: caps, oblong to obovate, strongly ribbed. Alps, Apennines.— The following garden varieties have been offered as of this species, but some of them are probably P. pyrenaicum: albiflorum, album, aurantiacum, flaviflorum, flavum, roseum and rubrum. P. luteum, Hort., belongs here, but P. luteum of the botanists is the Welsh Poppy, Meconopsis cambrica. | ||
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| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 5 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 5. to 20 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 20 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. to 40 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Origin: | ✈ | Mountains of S. Europe |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun, part-sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 5 to 9 | |
| Flower features: | ❀ | orange, yellow, white |
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Papaver alpinum, the Alpine poppy or Dwarf poppy, is a perennial poppy found in the Alps. This species includes several sub-species, four of which are found in Austria. It forms a basal rosette clump of downy, finely-divided leaves that are gray-green to blue-green in colour. The flowers are borne on single stems.
Read about Papaver alpinum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Papaver alpinum, Linn. Alpine Poppy. Low and cespitose perennial, nearly stemless: lvs. glaucous, all radical and petiolate, glabrous or nearly so, 2-3-pinnately parted, the ultimate segms. linear or linear-lanceolate: scapes single or several, the bud ovoid or round-obovoid, usually pilose, nodding; fls. white, fragrant; petals round-obovate, erose, nearly 1 in. long or less: caps, oblong to obovate, strongly ribbed. Alps, Apennines.— The following garden varieties have been offered as of this species, but some of them are probably P. pyrenaicum: albiflorum, album, aurantiacum, flaviflorum, flavum, roseum and rubrum. P. luteum, Hort., belongs here, but P. luteum of the botanists is the Welsh Poppy, Meconopsis cambrica. CH
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Cultivation
These are quite hardy, withstanding light snow and frost during winter. They like a light, moist soil that is free draining.
Propagation
They can be propagated from root cuttings or seeds.
Pests and diseases
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Species
Gallery
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Yellow alpine poppy (Papaver rhaeticum)]]
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Papaver alpinum. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Papaver alpinum QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
