Macleaya microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is a vigorous, substantial herbaceous perennial growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) or more wide, with grey-green felted leaves and loose panicles of buff flowers in midsummer.[1]
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| M. microcarpa, Berlin Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Papaveraceae |
| Genus: | Macleaya |
| Species: | M. microcarpa
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| Macleaya microcarpa | |
Etymology
editThe name Macleaya commemorates Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), a Scottish/Australian entomologist.[2] The specific epithet microcarpa means "small fruit".[3] Plants of the genus Macleaya are commonly called plume poppies.
Cultivation
editMacleaya microcarpa is an imposing architectural plant which self-seeds readily, and may become a nuisance in a garden setting.[4] It is popular as a subject for flower arranging. The cultivar 'Kelway's Coral Plume',[5] with pink-tinged flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[6]
References
edit- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ^ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
- ^ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ^ "Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume' Plume poppy 'Coral Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice".
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 62. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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