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: patio
Date: 2020-03-22
Location: Disneyland Paris, France
Date: 2007-04-24

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