I have given up on them altogether never had a flower yet, slugs seemed to love mine. Himalayan gardens at Ripon have good stock if that's anywhere near to you
The plant hunters garden at Pitlochry have a wonderful show, so the conditions must be right. They had some plants for sale but with the slugs I thought they would be too frustrating
Scotland has the best UK conditions for Meconopsis: damp and acid soils.
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LiriodendronScariff, County Clare, IrelandPosts: 7,444
There was a lovely display at Harlow Carr gardens a few years ago. They ran a trial of different varieties.
If you buy a small plant, don't let it flower the first year. They need time to build up their strength. To damp and acid soil I'd add partial shade - I had some lovely ones in my garden on a NE slope in the Pennines, for a few years until the slugs got the better of them.
I'd also recommend Meconopsis quintuplinervia, the harebell poppy, to anyone with a shady rock garden and damp acid soil. A pretty little plant which "runs" a bit when happy, easier to grow than its tall relatives. Not such a startling blue though.
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I could easily grow them here, but I dislike the colour
You can manufacture the conditions for them up to a point, as with many plants, but you can't alter the climate you have. If that isn't suitable, I'm afraid you're just wasting time and money.
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https://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/meconopsis-baileyi-/itemno.RH30002247/
Edrom also have them in larger pots
https://www.edrom-nurseries.co.uk/shop/pc/Meconopsis-c26.htm
Cold and damp is what they like.
Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her
She knows she's the chocolate girl
Cause she's broken up and swallowed
And wrapped in bits of silver
If you buy a small plant, don't let it flower the first year. They need time to build up their strength. To damp and acid soil I'd add partial shade - I had some lovely ones in my garden on a NE slope in the Pennines, for a few years until the slugs got the better of them.
I'd also recommend Meconopsis quintuplinervia, the harebell poppy, to anyone with a shady rock garden and damp acid soil. A pretty little plant which "runs" a bit when happy, easier to grow than its tall relatives. Not such a startling blue though.
You can manufacture the conditions for them up to a point, as with many plants, but you can't alter the climate you have. If that isn't suitable, I'm afraid you're just wasting time and money.