Description | Wonderland Iceland Poppy (Papaver nudicaule) is a short lived perennial that readily reseeds forming a colony. Does better in cooler regions. |
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Plant Type | Annuals, Perennials Hardy, Short lived perennials |
Hardiness Zone | 2 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny, some shade |
Moisture | average, moist |
Soil & Site | average, well drained |
Temperature | prefers the cooler weather, doesn't like hot and dry |
Flowers | crinkled petals ,color: orange, yellow, white, pink, borne of hairy leafless stalks (scapes) |
Leaves | forms a basal rosette |
Stems | stemless (acaulescent) |
Dimensions | 12 plus inches tall |
Maintenance | cut off dead flowers or let them fall to the ground to ressed |
Propagation | seeds |
Misc Facts | Short lived perennial that reseeds itself |
Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage) |