Papaver nudicaule

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Plant
ID 200 Papaver nudicaule
Botanic Name Papaver nudicaule
Common Name Iceland Poppy
Family Name Papaveraceae
Cultivars 'Artists Glory','Champagne Bubbles','Coonara','Lustrous Giants','Rimfire','Springsong','Summer Promise'
Origin Iceland, Sub-arctic regions, Zone 2-10
Growth Type Perennial
Bark Type Stemless / Acaulescent
Foliage Type Herbacious Water Use Medium
No. of Species 40
Growth Habit Spreading-ascending Growth Rate Fast
Height 0.4 - 0.7 m (1 - 2 ft) Spread 0.3 m (1 ft)
Plant Overview
This perennial is commonly grown as an annual and forms a rounded tufted habit. It has dark green lobed leaves and arise from a crown. The red, orange, yellow and pink cup-shaped flowers appear solitary above the foliage from late autumn to early spring.
Leaf
Type Simple Additional Information
Shape Lobed
The 200 mm (7 ¾ in) long leaves are heavily lobed and are deeply pinnatifid, bipinnatifid or pinnatisect. The leaf base is wedge shape and the upper surface is prominently grooved.
Arrangement Rosette
Margin Pinnatisect
Colour Dark green
Size 150 - 200 mm ( 5.9 - 7.9 in )
Flower
Perfume Odorless Additional Information
Shape Crateriform
The cratiform flowers have 4 to 5 broad petals with a cluster of prominent stamens in the centre. They are held high above the foliage on an un-branch scape that is up to 500 mm (20 in) tall and appear during winter.
Inflorescence Solitary
Colour White - pink - red
Size 100 - 120 mm ( 3.9 - 4.7 in )
Flowering in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit
Type Capsule Additional Information
Colour Green
The small capsule contains numerous tiny seeds with up to 9500 per gram. The seeds are viable and the plant self-sows readily.
Edible No
Bird Attractive No
Size 0 - 0 mm ( 0.0 - 0.0 in )
Fruiting in
(Southern Hemisphere)
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Environment & Cultivation
Natural Soil Well drained, poor to fertile sandy to clay loam, tending neutral, pH 5.5-7.5
Container Pots, tubs, planter boxes
Climate Cold - cool temperate
Aspect Full sun to part shade,wind protection, drought tender, frost tolerant
Pest & Diseases Bacterial blight, crown rot, downy mildew, leaf spot, aphid
Fertiliser Complete fertiliser 100g per metre square monthly, mulch with compost, keep moist
Pruning Remove spent flowers for continuous flowering period
Cultural Uses Propagation
The Iceland Poppy is grown for its flowers and is planted in small or cottage gardens along perennial borders. It is also used in bedding displays for large gardens or is planted in patio pots or tubs.
Sow fresh seed during late summer to autumn in flats or boxes, and prick out when 10 mm to 40 mm (1 5/8 in) tall. It takes 4 months to flowering from sowing and when planting leave crowns clear of the soil.
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