Meconopsis napaulensis

Read about Meconopsis napaulensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Meconopsis wallichii, Hook. (M. Wallichiana, Hort.). Satin Poppy. Tall, 3-6 ft., somewhat glaucous, making a mound of beautiful cut foliage with rusty hairs, the sts. slender, erect, paniculate: lvs. at base stalked and pinnately parted, the lobes ovate-oblong and sinuate; st.-lvs. sessile, oblong, pinnatifid: fls satiny, pale blue, with crinkled round-obcordate petals; stamens very many with oblong orange anthers: caps, oblong- elliptic. Mountains (9,000-10,000 ft.). Cent. Asia to W. China. B.M. 4668. F.S. 8:753. G.C. III. 53:147. Gn. 71, p. 626; 73, p. 434; 77, p. 348. G.M. 57:637. R.H. 1912:204. J.F.3:315. G.7:449; 31:387. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.