The Himalayan Blue Poppy is one of the world’s rarest and most striking flowers, famous for its surreal sky-blue petals and extreme growing conditions. • Scientifically known as Meconopsis. • Grows naturally at altitudes above 3,000 meters. • Found in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. • Requires cold temperatures, high humidity, and rocky soil. • Cannot survive in warm or low-altitude environments. • Blooms briefly during the short Himalayan summer. • Considered extremely

How do we grow hundreds of rare Himalayan blue-poppies (Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’) in the decidedly not-Himalayan environment of southeastern Pennsylvania? Our skilled growers take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of our greenhouses and reveal some of the magic and science they apply to growing these rare blue beauties. | Longwood Gardens

Have you seen our rare Himalayan blue-poppies yet? These blue beauties will be on view through the end of March. It is an other-worldy spectacle not to be missed! What makes these plants so special? Less than ten percent of flowers that grow naturally are blue. Not only does their rare pigmentation make these flowers especially alluring, but they are an elusive species even in their own native habitat. They grow under very exacting conditions at elevations of 11,000 feet or more in the Himalayan

294K views · 10K reactions | A true-blue beauty  The Himalayan poppies (Meconopsis) are stealing the show, bursting into bloom with their iconic bright blue petals. Catch them while they last! | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Facebook

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Papaver cambricum, Meconopsis cambrica, common name Welsh poppy, is a perennial flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It pops up in my garden here and there with its bright yellow, cheerful little flowers. It's widely grown as a garden plant and is a native of damp, rocky areas in upland areas of Western Europe. This sweet plant flowers around May, June, and July. It has single, cupped flowers with 4 petals topping slender, very upright stems with scalloped, mid-green leaves. I think