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    MECONOPSIS
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    MECONOPSIS

    Commonly known as Himalayan blue poppy

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    Genus of about 50 species of annuals, biennials and deciduous or evergreen, often short-lived or monocarpic, perennials.

    They occur in moist, shady mountainous areas, alpine meadows, woodland, scree and rocky slopes in the Himalayas, Burma and China with one species from Western Europe, M.cambrica (syn. Papaver cambricum), Welsh poppy.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for the pendent, cup to saucer-shaped, silky flowers.
    • Place of origin
      Himalayas, Burma, China, western Europe.
    • Deciduous
    • Evergreen
    • Herbaceous
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    varieties

    MECONOPSIS baileyi
    (Syn. betonicifolia) - blue Himalayan poppy
     
    Seeds
    £7.00
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    MECONOPSIS baileyi 'Hensol Violet'
    Purple blue flowers
     
    Seeds
    £7.00
    Unavailable
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    MECONOPSIS 'Branklyn'
    Blue poppy
    Blue Himalayan poppy.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    MECONOPSIS 'Lingholm'
    Blue poppy
    (formerly and often incorrectly called M. sheldonii) - tall growing variety with varying shades of blue flowers which produce fertile seed
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Available again from June 2026
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    MECONOPSIS 'Slieve Donard'
    Blue poppy
    (syn. 'Dawyck'). Sky blue.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £15.00
    Available again from summer 2026
    Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
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