Meconopsis 2014

[Steve Garvie]

The real betonicifolia looks to be a real beauty Ian!!!

[ichristie]

Morning Steve, the new M. betonicifolia is stoloniferous have divided it up so plants soon, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Maggi Young]

Tweeted by John Mitchell from RBGE -
Meconopsis dhwojii

[Margaret]

I grew this from SRGC seed. My label says M. horridula but an internet search says it should be blue. Anyone know what I've got and whether or not it is monocarpic? It's the first Meconopsis I've managed to grow from seed to flowering and so I'm feeing quite proud though it's nothing compared to the wonderful blue plants on the forum.

[Maggi Young]

That is a beauty, Margaret -  Meconopsis napaulensis ( of hort. rather than the wild species - these hybrids come in all sorts of lovely colours - see these photos on James Cobb's site :
http://meconopsisworld.blogspot.co.uk/2005/02/meconopsis-napaulensis-photos-in-garden.html )

I'm afraid it will be monocarpic - but tickle the flowers and  you should get seed.

[Margaret]

Thank you, Maggi. James Cobbs' site has lovely photos. I'm drooling!

[alanelliott]

I grew this from SRGC seed. My label says M. horridula but an internet search says it should be blue. Anyone know what I've got and whether or not it is monocarpic? It's the first Meconopsis I've managed to grow from seed to flowering and so I'm feeing quite proud though it's nothing compared to the wonderful blue plants on the forum.

Yes definately a M. napaulensis of hort. as Maggie said - with a good bit of M. staintonii in its parentage from the looks of it.

[Margaret]

Thank you, Alan. Another plant is going to flower in a week or two. Will post a photo if it shows different traits.

[ichristie]

We have managed to get all our plants back in the garden from the SRGC display, had a shower of rain yesterday which was great. I am posting the latest picture of Meconopsis betonicifolia which was recently collected it is now 5ft 6inches tall loads of flowers very nice dark colour have made  some divisions as I am sure it will hybridise with others maybe get seed later, also a picture of Meconopsis punicea Sichuan Silk the perennial form which has been stunning this year,  cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Steve Garvie]

Stunning Mecs Ian!!!

[ichristie]

Another really heavy downpour here today just great for the plants had time to take more pictures M. punicea Sichuan silk showing the extra petals and M. Jimmy Bayne showing colour variations due to weather changes, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[ichristie]

Hello we have re-planted all the Meconopsis from the SRGC stand in Edinburgh have had a real good thunderstorm yesterday with so much rain more again today but the Meconopsis love that anyway a few more flowering last week, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Almost hopeless trying to grow them here in our sub-Mediterranean climate, but I must try again sometime.

[TC]

Great pictures Ian.  We had sudden monsoon downpours at the weekend which ripped the flower heads of several of my exposed Meconopsis.  It was if someone had fired a shotgun through them. However there were several left in bud which should be flowering soon

[Graham Catlow]

One of mine from a few days ago and the same one today but I have no idea what it is.