Genus: Meconopsis

Gorgeous !

One of my fave plants :))

Beautiful flowers from early spring, i think they have the neatest foliage for a poppy plant.

Can't wait to see the finished work, Nancy!

Beautiful blue.

That light blue is stunning.

If I ever find these I'm going to grow them...

This blue poppy has been filed on my blue-flower photo favourites.
Thanks for this one, David.

Wow, just look at that, heavenly blue! Stunning photo too.

They look wonderful, I didn't know blue poppies existed. Their hearts are facinating too with that tinge of pink.

I cannot find these in my area...alas. I would probably need to lift them every year anyway...sour grapes. I will love yours instead.

hiya thank you for your ansawer

i am sorry the picture is not very clear i will try and get a better one as soon as possible but they are right at the back of my flower beds

What a Fantastic Pic David :)

According to Christopher Grey-Wilson there is a white form which is rare in cultivation called, unsusprisingly Meconopsis grandis 'Alba' - but that doesn't seem a likely explanation of what you have. A picture would be interesting.

such a shame u forget... this is so lurveely!

And I forgot to buy any! I really liked the display by the Scottish Begonia Society, Mark. A stunning combination of all types. Will post a couple of pics soon.

I do like this colour

wow beautiful

Stunning...

Hi, again, Lori. I took a pic for you, of baby gunnera amongst blue irises, by a stream, but it didn't turn out at all good.

Aren't they awesome, Jacque?

Hi Lori - am still looking 4 that recipe, lol! Well, am about to write a little blog about this fantastic show. I took exactly 283 pics, but am narrowing this down all the time to just a sample of the good 'uns! Just enough to remind me of it. Was glad to get back to work yesterday for a rest, haha!

They are absolutely wonderful...love that BLUE!! So how many pics did you take, all in all, David?

SUPER PIC :O

beautiful colour

Saw 1of these @ Eden Andrewr :) such a fab BLUE COLOUR :D

what a lovely colour!

These are beauties :)

Thanks Sid my mother-in-law always called it a California Poppy now I will have to tell her otherwise.Thanks again.Hel.xxx.

Sorry Helofadigger, not Escholtzia. Think this is a Welsh poppy - Meconopsis cambrica. It's a similar orange tho, so I can see where the confusion came from :-)

what a fantastic colour lucky u :)

amazing colour

What a beauty, congrats!

Is this is flower now? If so, I think maybe mine will not flower .... :-(

Lovely color here Robert. I am crossing my fingers that mine blooms this year as well.

Lucky you I have tried for a number of years to grown these Failed every time

The color is so very striking , such a true blue, it hardly seems real, One of these days I'm going to try and paint them.

I really, really like this blue! fabulous!

We'll have to see how things develop this summer. You may be right , Jacque

Dont these take a year2flower like Wall flowers?

I still keep trying to grow these.

I'm glad to see someone can grow these beauties. !

Have a passion for blue flowers...and this is proof you're from N.S., I read somewhere, in the past, of a family garden compound where the Himalayan blue poppy was naturalized..(Am I right?). I know I didn't dream it, but I'm getting on in age and don't have the clarity of recall I once had.lol.

This is what i call A REAL BLUE FLOWER WOW :D

I got this plant from a nursery as I've heard that it is tricky starting them from seed.

Lovely blue colour did you grow this poppy from seed,I have tried a number of times ,but have failed every time Happy gardening

What a beautiful colour PERFECT PIC : )

Beautiful shot of a beautiful flower.

I think you are right with your thoughts on the colder climate. These plants are native to the alpine meadows(3000-4000ft) of China, Tibet and Upper Burma.
They prefer poorer soils, rocky is best and can get to 1m in height.
Fabulous wherever and whenever it's seen.

Andrew I have had this one plant for 3 seasons now, so it is a perennial. However in the second year, there was a heathy plant , but no blooms. It will be interesting to see if it does reappear next spring and if indeed there are blooms. This is not a common plant here in Nova Scotia, and appart from the plant I gave to the gardener next door to me last summer, I do not know of any one in the area who is growing them. Very difficult to start from seed I understand,,,,I bought mine from a nursery as a second attempt.Needless to say I was a little camera happy when it came into bloom again last summer.It was spectacular!
Do you think a colder climate is the key?

Nancy - do you find these are perennial with you or do you have to treat them as annuals? Here in southeast England, they are practically impossible to keep; in western Scotland they grow like weeds.

Beautiful...are they easy to grow?

This is not a plant commonly seen here in Nova Scotia (Canada) either, but I have had it for the past 3 years and cross my fingers that it will survive the winter once more. I gave a plant to my next door neighbour who has a real gift for gardening ,so we are anxiously waiting to see how it fairs out too.

Sadly they don't grow well here. I've seen cornflowers used to substitute for the blue

The color is truly amazing and the blooms do last much longer than other poppies.

One of my favourites

Any crown of meconopsis betonicifolia that flowers will die. So in its first year, pinch out any flower stems that attempt to form and force the plant to make more crowns. A single crowned plant will not survive if it flowers. Also, although it likes moisture during the growing season, it doesn't like to be too wet when dormant (in its natural habitat it is covered by snow in winter)

Ah, this has self seeded in my wild corner, lovely, now I know what it is!