Macleaya cordata | Plume Poppy | Flower
Macleaya cordata belongs to the plant family PAPAVERACE and Genus Macleaya This Flower prefers Moist, well drained soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Macleaya cordata does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Macleaya cordata so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Macleaya cordata plume poppy is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Be careful where you put this because of its invasive tendencies. Macleaya cordata can survive very cold winters with annual averages as low as -40 Fahrenheit. It needs a bit of a cold spell with temperatures below 15 Fahrenheit to do its best. Plume poppy needs summer days with high heat. This plant does best in full sun. It usually does best in moist, well drained soils.
Macleaya cordata will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Macleaya cordata is a perennial. Leaves: Plume poppy has deeply lobed leaves. Flowers: This plant has dusty clouds of tiny blossoms at the tips of erect stems. The blossoms are most often a white color.
Macleaya cordata | Plume Poppy is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: dusty clouds of tiny blossoms at the tips of erect stems
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 10' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between 6' and 10'
Macleaya cordata may be considered an invasive species. This means that the plant can do damage to a country's natural flora and fauna and the plant may even be on a prohibited list that means you cannot plant it in a garden.
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.