Meconopsis betonicifolia, M. grandis (true form) M. nepalensis

[Maggi Young]

Angela, you have caught the blues perfectly in your photos 

[johnw]

Here's Meconopsis 'Slieve Donard' flowering in a friend's garden this afternoon.  No doubt the monsoon-like weekend made it feel at home.

johnw

[johnw]

Hi here is a picture of Meconopsis grandis ex PSW which is flowering in the garden now, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

Smashing Ian.  And that purple grandis.   By the way what does PSW stand for?

johnw

[ichristie]

  Hi John, It is Pollunin Sykes and Williams this collection was in the 1950s sometime, one thing is that this plant has 2,3 and occasionally 4 flowers per stem(inthe books M. grandis has one flower) it also has hairy seed pods never much seed so we split up the plants. This is a very dark flower and is early around the second week in May

[johnw]

Ian - Yesterday I was at a nursery and they were selling Meconopsis 'Jimmy Bayne'.  I'm fairly certain of the origin, in fact have seen his plant which was rather ho-hum as I recall for the first few years but thereafter was simply spectacular. The sale plants were lusty enough but the flower was small and quite a dirty colour.  I'm not questioning the validity of the label but have to ask is this normal for recently dug (April) Meconopsis selections?  I always advise friends to disbud the first few years so maybe we miss the "dreadful" stage.

I must say Mrs. Jebb looks pretty hot.

johnw

[ichristie]

  Hi John, difficult to say without seeing the plant and maybe weather was not kind to potted plant. M. Jimmy Bayne performs here with no problems whenever we lift and pot plant all should be a deep blue with some hint of purple, cheers Ian the Christie kind. i am posting a few pictures for interest.