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Meconopsis horridula
Meconopsis horridula is a spiny high-altitude poppy from the Himalayas and western China, with blue flowers that grow in alpine meadows. It is monocarpic, flowering once and then dying, and it needs cool, moist conditions and good drainage to succeed.
Meconopsis horridula, the prickly blue poppy, is a flowering plant from the family Papaveraceae. It grows in high altitudes. The height of the plant varies from 20 cm (7.9 in) to 1 m (3 ft 3 in). It is a monocarpic, dicot plant.
Meconopsis horridula can be found from as far west as western Nepal, through the central and eastern Himalayas, to southeastern Tibet (Xizang) and western China (western Kansu to Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan).
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
