I absolutely love these -- I'm in a suburb of the Twin Cities, zone 4A. I thought a spot on the north side of my house might work. What do you think?

The photo is the north side of my house in zone 3.
Yes, go for it.
They like a peaty soil.

To grow them (Meconopsis in general) well, people here have sunk large containers in the ground and created bog* environments. They are certainly hardy - the challenge is creating the environment for them.\

*Maybe I shouldn't say "bog" environments, but areas that can be kept moist, in comparison to the surrounding area, in this dry climate.

Oooh. I might reconsider then. I don't do supplemental watering except in extreme circumstances. I might be thinking of a different plant in the family. I had seen an article about some gardens in Alaska and they had some very lovely blue poppies. Ivwill research further. Thanks for all the good information!

Oops, didn't mean to scare you off. It's fun to try things, and Meconopsis can be gotten through a year or two without going to any great extremes. To keep them well for years though will require adapting a planting area to their needs.

Not to worry; I don't scare that easily. I may try them anyway, but will research further and will probably choose a different spot than I was originally thinking. Thanks for the info!

Some are monocarpic, and will die after flowering.
I am experimenting with them in more exposed sites,
but used rose huts over them for the winter.
I would recommend buying plants, and then saving the seeds from them.
Fresh viable seed is hard to come by!

Great suggestions, thank you!

Here's some info on the perennial species/hybrids:
http://www.meconopsis.org/spag...

Looks like there has been confusion between M. betonicifolia and M. baileyi:
http://www.seedaholic.com/meco...

Good info - thanks for the links. Based on what I have read, I'll have to pick a site carefully if I'm going to try these.

And did you try these?
I am going to try again this next season.
Most of the ones that I had,-- have died off, so will start a few from seeds after the holidays.

Hi Caroline,
No I did not yet try these. I had a chance to get some and passed it up for this year. I would have had to rework my front garden to provide the right spot, and I just didn't get to it. I am still thinking about it though. So pretty.