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Dicranostigma leptopodum |
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| Synonym(s) |
glaucium leptopodum; dicranostigma franchetianum |
| Common name |
yellow poppy |
| Family |
papaveraceae |
| Life cycle |
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| Flowers |
yellow (summer) |
| Size |
3" |
| Light |
sun |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature or slightly warmer
detailed seed-starting info below
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| Seed ripens | extended period, starting late September |
This low-to-the-ground plant sports proportionately large yellow poppy flowers. We grew it from seed last year, and it started blooming even under the basement lights, then continued to bloom most of the season, staying low in the front of the border. I couldn't figure out from online references if it was an annual or perennial - but I'm happy to say that some of last year's plants returned for another year. The ones that got part shade didn't come back, so I'm inclined to believe it requires full sun for best performance, and probably good drainage, too.
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| | Second-year plants show off lots of flowers already in early June |
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Dicranostigma leptopodum
Visitors to this page have left the following comments| David Pittelli | May 10, 2006 | It's an annual, although according to "Poppies" by Christopher Grey-Wilson, "plants will occasionally survive into the second year or, if sown late, may behave as a biennial" - and leptospodum is an inter-related but shorter species than franchetianum.
Thanks for filling in the blanks in my knowledge, and providing a useful reference for further study! |
- Seed from JLH '03 (via '04 trade). Baggy 75F (70%G, 4-8d)
- Seed from '05 garden. Baggy 65F (90+%G, 4-8d)
- Seed from '06 garden. Baggy 70F (74+%G, 4-10d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (66%G, 4-15d)
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