Macleaya microcarpa

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]

Macleaya microcarpa
M. microcarpa, Berlin Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Macleaya
Species:
M. microcarpa
Binomial name
Macleaya microcarpa

Etymology

The 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

Macleaya 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
  1. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  2. Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
  3. Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  4. "Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume' Plume poppy 'Coral Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice".
  5. "RHS Plant Selector - Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 62. Retrieved 25 March 2018.


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