By Sarraceniac
North Yorkshire,
United Kingdom 
Any body know anything about Meconopsis? I bought some seed a couple of years ago and promptly had a senior moment. Found them this January and planted them. Good germination rate but When I needed to find out if they were annuals or what and Googled I find a third of the sites telling me they are biennial, a third go for short lived perennial and a third go for perennial. One hedges its bets and says they are biennial or short lived perennial. Anybody know?
28 Apr, 2010
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I imagine that is what they are. they are the most common apparently in this country. Thanks for the tip. If I see signs of flowering I will nip them in the bud - literally.
28 Apr, 2010
I have the common M cambrica. orange/yellow ones. they are shorted lived perennials but they seed very freely.
28 Apr, 2010
Thanks both. guess I'll just have to see what I get. The main problem is, if I'm not sure what they are I don't know what area to put them in. Ah well.
29 Apr, 2010
The blue Mec. has simple, hairy leaves and the Welsh poppy has divided leaves, so that might be a clue later.
29 Apr, 2010
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