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Hardiness: USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F) USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F) USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F) USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F) USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Sun Exposure: Light Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Medium Blue
Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Patent Information: Non-patented
Propagation Methods: By dividing the rootball From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
Seed Collecting: Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
On Jun 21, 2010, yankeeingenuity from Union, WA wrote:
I was so thrilled when I received the gift of a Meconopsis. It bloomed the first year, and it was breathtakingly beautiful. Luckily I took pictures, because it did not survive beyond that first season. Evidently they really are drought averse. It's the only thing I can think that I did wrong. It was planted beneath a fir tree where the soil tends to be dry and I must have let it go too dry for too long because it dried up and I never saw it again.
So, be sure to keep them watered!
On Mar 29, 2008, Mountaindave from Port Orchard, WA wrote:
Yippee! The two plants I put in last spring are up and about!
I tried 3 times to grow them from seed with no success so I bought two potted plants. They just hung in there last summer, with no buds, but now they are quite robust looking. They get morning sun, afternoon shade, humusy, well drained, double dug soil. Hopefuly I can post soon on how blue the flowers are!
On Jul 31, 2005, Weezingreens from Seward, AK (Zone 3b) wrote:
I purchased my M. Lingholm from the Blue Poppy farm in Palmer. The plants wintered over quite well with some mulch, and shot up to over 4 ft tall when in bloom. There are multiple buds per stem, so the blooming continues for quite awhile. This is a hybrid that puts out a generous amount of seed that comes back true to the parent plant.
On seed package, the zone said 6, but it survived a very cold winder to -40, so I put zone 3.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Anchorage, Alaska Seward, Alaska Emporia, Kansas Mineral Ridge, Ohio Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania Anacortes, Washington (2 reports) North Bend, Washington Olympia, Washington Port Orchard, Washington Redmond, Washington Seattle, Washington (3 reports) Union, Washington
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