Specific Families and Genera > Meconopsis
Meconopsis in Cultivation
Margaret Thorne:
The three subspecies of M. wilsonii are all in trouble too, as there were no records received of any plants flowering in 2023, thus no seed was collected and there is very little in storage. As far as we know, only one person has a plant of subspecies wilsonii. The other two subspecies, australis and orientalis are being grown by a few members each. If you have any plants, please take care of them, and if they flower for you in 2024, be sure to collect the seed, consider raising plants and devoting more space to them in your garden. If you have seed in storage, consider sowing and growing them before they lose their viability.
There are photographs of all 3 subspecies of M. wilsonii on the Meconopsis Species Gallery.
Maggi Young:
Meconopsis Species Gallery:
https://www.themecgroupadmin.org/gallery.asp
Margaret Thorne:
Thanks Maggi
Other species falling within the ‘endangered’ (D) category which nobody who participated in the Census managed to flower or collect seed from in 2023 include: M. integrifolia ‘Balangshan forms’, M. purpurea and M. napaulensis (the true yellow flowered species not the garden hybrids which should be called M. x complexa).
Thanks to David Rankin, Harry Jans, and Richard Green for the first three photos.
ashley:
What magnificent plants Margaret, and beautiful photos from the wild 8), most I suppose taken during the monsoon season.
Thank you for showing them.
Leena:
Margaret, thank you for wonderful pictures. :)
--- Quote from: Margaret Thorne on January 02, 2024, 07:27:08 PM ---Other species falling within the ‘endangered’ (D) category which nobody who participated in the Census managed to flower or collect seed from in 2023 include: M. integrifolia ‘Balangshan forms’,
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In Holubeck seed list last November there was M.integrifolia from Balang Shan, and I hope the seeds germinate in spring (now sown and under snow outside), I hope I can grow it until flowering. There were also some other wild collected Meconopsis, but only M.horridula from your list. I hope other beautiful plants in your pictures will survive in cultivation in the future.
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