Meconopsis grandis
The True Himalayan Blue Poppy and the Cultivation of Meconopsis grandis
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https://doi.org/10.24823/Sibbaldia.2010.138Abstract
The history of Meconopsis grandis is described and the species analysed in the light of collections made since George Taylor’s monograph of the genus in 1934. Two new subspecies, subsp. orientalis Grey-Wilson and subsp. jumlaensis Grey-Wilson, are described based on both morphological and geographical separation. Hybrids between M. grandis and the allied M. baileyi are assessed. Techniques for the cultivation of M. grandis are also given.
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