The Genus Meconopsis: Blue poppies and their relatives

The Himalayan Blue Poppy is a bit of a perennial diva. Spotted in the wild, it turns heads and catches reverent attention, but it is also notoriously fickle, requiring careful cultivation and often refusing to flourish in most climates below 10,000 feet. Together with the other colorful species of the Meconopsis genus, they are some of the most distinctive and most sought-after members of the poppy family.
The Genus Meconopsis is the first major revision of the genus since 1934 and the only monograph on the genus in existence. This fully revised text incorporates the discovery of nearly thirty new species with decades of new scholarship. The book is extensively illustrated with striking color photographs and botanical paintings. Species descriptions that include habitat and variation within the genus, as well as detailed distribution maps, make this ideal for botanists, horticulturalists, and gardeners alike.
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The Genus Meconopsis: Blue poppies and their relatives

The Himalayan Blue Poppy is a bit of a perennial diva. Spotted in the wild, it turns heads and catches reverent attention, but it is also notoriously fickle, requiring careful cultivation and often refusing to flourish in most climates below 10,000 feet. Together with the other colorful species of the Meconopsis genus, they are some of the most distinctive and most sought-after members of the poppy family.
The Genus Meconopsis is the first major revision of the genus since 1934 and the only monograph on the genus in existence. This fully revised text incorporates the discovery of nearly thirty new species with decades of new scholarship. The book is extensively illustrated with striking color photographs and botanical paintings. Species descriptions that include habitat and variation within the genus, as well as detailed distribution maps, make this ideal for botanists, horticulturalists, and gardeners alike.
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The Genus Meconopsis: Blue poppies and their relatives

The Genus Meconopsis: Blue poppies and their relatives

by Christopher Grey-Wilson
The Genus Meconopsis: Blue poppies and their relatives

The Genus Meconopsis: Blue poppies and their relatives

by Christopher Grey-Wilson

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Overview


The Himalayan Blue Poppy is a bit of a perennial diva. Spotted in the wild, it turns heads and catches reverent attention, but it is also notoriously fickle, requiring careful cultivation and often refusing to flourish in most climates below 10,000 feet. Together with the other colorful species of the Meconopsis genus, they are some of the most distinctive and most sought-after members of the poppy family.
The Genus Meconopsis is the first major revision of the genus since 1934 and the only monograph on the genus in existence. This fully revised text incorporates the discovery of nearly thirty new species with decades of new scholarship. The book is extensively illustrated with striking color photographs and botanical paintings. Species descriptions that include habitat and variation within the genus, as well as detailed distribution maps, make this ideal for botanists, horticulturalists, and gardeners alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781842463697
Publisher: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Publication date: 03/15/2015
Series: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Botanical Magazine Monograph Series
Pages: 300
Product dimensions: 9.40(w) x 11.50(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author


Christopher Grey-Wilson is editor of The Alpine Gardener and the author of numerous books including Guide to the Flowers of Western China, also from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Table of Contents


New Taxa and Combinations
1. Introduction
2. Brief history of the genus Meconopsis
3. Morphology of the genus Meconopsis
4. Cultivation of Meconopsis species
5. Distribution and habit
6. Taxonomic treatment
7. The genus Parameconopsis
8. The genus Cathcartia
Glossary
References
Appendix 1: (2061) Proposal to conserve the name Meconopsis (papaveraceae) with a conserved type
Appendix 2: Collectors and Researcher’s Biographies
Appendix 3: Chinese Place Names
Index to scientific names
Index to common names
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