General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Bees

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Common names
  • Iceland Poppy
  • Arctic Poppy

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Location: springfield MO
Date: 2022-04-20

Date: 2013-05-23
Location: Elkhart
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-04-28
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: Elkhart
White bubble
Location: Washington State
Date: 6/5/2017
Pink

Date: 2014-02-28
Location: Elkhart
Red bubble
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-03-28

Date: 2014-02-01
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-07-02
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-04-27
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2022-04-20
Location: KALAMA WA
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Date: 2014-02-28

Date: 2014-02-28

Date: 2014-02-28
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date: 2014-04-24
Iceland poppy "Champagne Bubbles"

Date: 2014-01-28

Date: 2014-01-28

Date: 2014-01-28
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2015-06-12

Date: 2014-01-28

Date: 2014-01-28
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-05-22
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-05-22

Date: 2014-03-03

Date: 2014-02-01

Date: 2014-02-01
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023 
Date: 2023-04-09
Location: My Garden, Washington State
Date: 2017-06-05
Bee magnet
Location: La Crescenta, CA
Date: 2017-07-02

Date: 2014-02-01

Date: 2014-02-01

Date: 2014-02-01
Location: Bordines Nursery, Brighton, MI
Date: 5-2008

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Date: 2014-02-28

Date: 2014-02-28
Location: my garden 
Date: 2015-04-09

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Chanticleer Garden
photo by Derek Ramsey.

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Plant Events from our members
dragonfetti On March 25, 2015 Bloomed
Yellow
dragonfetti On February 1, 2015 Bloomed
One orange colored.
dragonfetti On January 26, 2015 Obtained plant
From Armstrong's Nursery Rancho Cucamonga; six plants in dragonfly garden.
chelle On April 6, 2015 Transplanted
Rock garden - E end, middle
piksihk On June 6, 2015 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
piksihk On April 16, 2015 Bloomed
piksihk On March 28, 2015 Obtained plant
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