Overview
Papaver atlanticum is a garden plant in the genus Papaver, part of the Q144723 family. It is native to Morocco.
About
Papaver atlanticum is a perennial poppy that bears pale orange flowers singly on long, wiry stems above a basal rosette of bluish leaves. The foliage forms a low, ground-hugging rosette from which the taller flowering stalks arise. It is native to Morocco and flowers in the UK from May to August. The contrast between the blue-green leaves and pale orange blooms is its most notable feature.
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About the genus
Papaver is a genus of 70–100 species of frost-tolerant annuals, biennials, and perennials native to temperate and cold regions of Eurasia, Africa and North America. It is the type genus of the poppy family, Papaveraceae.
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In the garden
Papaver atlanticum is a perennial in the genus Papaver, native to Morocco, and characterised by basal rosettes of bluish leaves topped with pale orange flowers on long, wiry stems. In the UK it flowers from May to August, producing a summer display in which the blooms sit clear of the foliage and are carried on distinct, slender stalks. Allow the basal rosette room to develop so the flowering stems can rise without being hidden by neighbouring plants; positioning where lower ground cover or short herbaceous plants sit in front will keep the wiry stems visible. The bluish, low leaves form the vegetative base and the pale orange flowers are presented above that foliage, so plan planting to show that vertical contrast. As a member of Papaver, it provides a different colour note to red-flowered species, pairing subtle foliage colour with soft orange cups. Give individual specimens space so each basal rosette reads clearly and each wiry flowering stem can be seen during the May–August flowering period.
Plant details
Papaver atlanticum size, habit and characteristics
- Native to
- Morocco
More in the Papaver genus
- Papaver californicumwestern poppy
- Papaver lateritiumorange poppy
- Papaver nudicaule
- Papaver orientaleoriental poppy
- Papaver orientale 'Indian Chief'Indian Chief Oriental Poppy
- Papaver orientale 'Marcus Perry'Oriental Poppy
- Papaver orientale 'May Queen' (double)Oriental poppy 'May Queen'
- Papaver orientale 'Mrs Perry'Oriental Poppy