Meconopsis horridula

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Read about Meconopsis horridula in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Meconopsis racemosa, Maxim. Very like M. aculeata, but with entire lvs.: perennial or biennial with thick elongated root, with yellow prickles, sts. erect or ascending, leafy below, 1-2 ½ ft.: lvs. glaucous, more or less prickly, the basal ones linear-lanceolate or lanceolate, entire or obscurely sinuate, the st.-lvs. contracted into short winged petiole: fls. deep purple to pale lilac, in long racemose cymes; petals 6 (5-8), obovate, spreading, nearly 1 in. long: caps, with small appressed setae. Cent. Asia to China, 14,000-15,000 ft. altitude.—Offered abroad. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Read about Meconopsis horridula in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Meconopsis rudis, Prain. Annual (monocarpic). prickly, l½-3 ft., the spines spreading and pale straw- color, rhizome fusiform: lvs. prickly both sides, oblong-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, almost entire or sparingly toothed, narrowed to a wide petiole, glaucescent beneath: fls. in raceme-like cymes, 2 ½ in. across, bright blue or pale purple, sometimes flushed with purple; petals 6-8, ovate-oblong, obtuse; stamens numerous, with blue filaments and yellow anthers: caps, sub- globose or oblong. S. W. China, 13,000-15,000 ft. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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