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Summer
Himalayan Blue Poppy
Meconopsis baileyi
Family: Papaveraceae
Green & Freshfaintclean
SeasonSummer
OriginTibet, Bhutan
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Green & Fresh · Summer bloomer
The Himalayan blue poppy is considered one of the great treasures of the plant world, its impossibly vivid blue petals like a captured fragment of alpine sky, notoriously difficult to cultivate outside cool climates.
Symbolism & Meaning
wealth, rare attainment
In the Victorian language of flowers, himalayan blue poppy means “Wealth and attainment”.
Habitat & Environment
Tibet, Bhutan
Himalayan Blue Poppy is native to Tibet, Bhutan.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameMeconopsis baileyi
- FamilyPapaveraceae
- Native ToTibet, Bhutan
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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