Noteralapis aguonaitis – Meconopsis betonicifolia

Noteralapis aguonaitis

PLANT NAME
Lithuanian plant nameNoteralapis aguonaitis
Latin plant nameMeconopsis betonicifolia Franch.
English plant nameHimalayan Blue Poppy
TYPE OF PARTERRE
  • Clump, beds (mixborder)
  • Groups
  • Wild plant parterre
ASSORTMENTsupplementary
GROWING PLACE CHARACTERISTICS
Soil
  • average wet soils
Lighting
  • Half heliophobic
Spacing, cmFrom 20 to 30
PLANT HEIGHT AND HABITUS
Height
  • tall - 61-80 cm
  • very tall – 81 cm and over
Habitusflower with non-expressive habitus, for background
PLANTS ORNAMENTALITY
Leaf color
  • green
Blossom color
  • violet
  • blue, blue tints
Blooming time
  • 1-st half of the summer - June 2-nd decade- July 2-nd decade
  • 2-nd half of the summer - July Third Decade - August
Blooming period1 month
General ornamentalityaverage decorative
Ornamentality duration, months4
Groupintermediate type perennial (grown 5-6 years)
Bioecological groupPerennial
PLANT PROPAGATION
Propagation methods: seeds, rarely by scrub division. The flower is propagated by seeds. 3000 seeds per 1 gram. 1000 seedlings per 1 gram of seed sown. Seeds are sown in boxes (stored indoors during Winter) or beds in Autumn (September). Seeds germinate within 3-4 weeks.