Macleaya cordata
Description:
Giant background plant with gorgeous blue-green lobed leaves and airy white/pink flowers. Provides dramatic height, texture, and leaf colour to the sun border. Pull out any over-enthusiastic intruders each spring to restrain its enthusiasm. If you want it to flower lower, shear off a foot or so once or twice during the season. Though it spreads I wouldn’t be without its drama in my garden. Note: It doesn’t like growing in pots so it will look thin at the nursery. Just plant it, you’ll see.
Common Name: Plume Poppy
Family: Papaveraceae (The Poppy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 2-9
Light: Part Sun, Full Sun
Height: 6-10'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Grassy places, open meadows and the grassy floors of Cryptomeria plantations.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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