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Glaucium flavum
Yellow Hornpoppy
Origin: Native to eastern Europe.
Mike's
Opinion
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Self-seeds quite readily where conditions (see cultivation) are suitable, biennial in nature.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Papaveraceae |
| Genus |
| Glaucium |
| Species |
| flavum |
| Category |
| Perennials, Weeds |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 5 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Height |
| 45-60 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 cm |
Photographs
.jpg "Photographed on the shingle beaches near Brighton, England.")
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Cultivars
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Cultivation |
| Grows easily in lean, loose, free draining soils such as that found in rock and scree gardens. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Habitat |
| Shingle and sandy beaches in Europe and England. |
| Leaf Description |
| Evergreen in its home climates but in more northerly regimes with frost and snow foliage dies to the crown each autumn. |
| Propagation |
| Easily by seed sown in the autumn, resents transplanting. |
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