The monograph has space for only a small number of photos whereas those on the Gallery are selected to include as much variation as possible, but for many Meconopsis species, plants in cultivation are way outside the range of those in the wild. Whether plants change in cultivation due to differences in growing conditions compared to their wild counterparts or because they have become hybridised, is difficult to tell, but I suspect the latter is usually the case. Few donors to seed exchanges check to ensure their seed parent plants are correctly named but simply label them by the name under which the seed was received. If they have other closely related species in their garden flowering at the same time, donors have no way of knowing whether the seed they are donating is hybrid seed or not (unless they cover and hand pollinate their plants).
The Meconopsis Species Census carried out among members of The Meconopsis Group shows that seed exchanges accept seed from donors who can grow species (to seed set) and give it to people who, in the majority of cases, are not so successful. Recipients of seed can fail at any stage of growth, but often those who grow plants to flowering have too few at the same time to cross-pollinate them, so no seed, or very little, is set.
As a matter of interest, Buddy, did your plant develop capsules and set any seed?
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Meconopsis rudis in cultivation, with leaves as in the wild