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Home Page
     Welcome to the Meconopsis Group

Study Group
     Need for the Study Group - Identification and naming problems -
     Cultivation and propagation - Conservation -
     Solving the problems of identification and nomenclature

Introduction to the Genus
     1. Defining the genus Meconopsis within the family Papaveraceae
     2. Distribution of the species in the wild
               Supplementary page:
                    Distribution Map
     3. Variability within the genus
             Species or Hybrid - Monocarpic or perennial - Fertile or sterile -
             Flower colour and plant size
                Supplementary pages:
                     Species Table
                     Monocarpic Meconopsis
                     Perennial Meconopsis
                     Colour range
     4. Big perennial blue Himalayan poppies
              Introduction to the plants - Identity and naming problems -
              Approved names - Longevity.
                 Supplementary pages:
                      Name phrase qualifications
                      Identifying and naming
                      Table of approved names
                      Longevity of M 'Lingholm' and M. betonicifolia

Plant portraits
          Detailed information on individual species and cultivars.
                  Supplementary pages (excluding those for individual forms):
                       Classification and Groups
                       General description of big perennial blue poppies
               This section is under development but is completed for
               species and George Sherriff Group cultivars.
          Some recommended plants
          Sources of plants and seeds

Meconopsis for first-time growers
      1. Big perennial blue poppies
               Meconopsis betonicifolia - Fertile hybrids - Sterile hybrids
      2. Monocarpic (non-perennial) forms
      3. Meconopsis cambrica

Cultivation and Propagation of Meconopsis
      1. Growing plants in the garden
      2. Vegetative (asexual) propagation by division
      3. Raising Meconopsis from seed
               Supplementary pages contributed by:
                     Ian Christie
                     James Cobb
                     Leslie Drummond
                     Bill Terry
               Supplementary pages by Paul Matthews who reports on a
               symposium held by the Group in 1999:
                     Talks by Graeme Butler, John Mattingley,
                     and Margaret & Henry Taylor
                     Questionnaire results
               Article by Tom Pollard in the "Lakeland Gardener"
      4. Diseases (under development)

Seed Exchange
          Members seed exchange

News, Reports, Meetings & Members Area
          Recent and forthcoming meetings
          Members Area and Archive       (Login to members area)
          Supplementary page:
                 Meconopsis-rich gardens

Forum
          Discussion and help on various aspects of Meconopsis

Further Reading
          Books and articles on Meconopsis.

Contact, Membership
          Contacting us.
          How to join The Meconopsis Group and take part in our activities.
          Aims of The Meconopsis Group.

Nurseries
          Nurseries who supply Meconopsis plants.

Related Organisations
          External links to societies and other relevant institutions.

Acknowledgements
           The people who contributed so generously to this site