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Papaveraceae
Alpine Poppy
Papaver alpinum
Fragile beauty.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Papaver
- Native to
- European Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3-0.7 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, gravelly, calcareous soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 4-7
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Alpine Poppy holds the record as one of the highest-growing flowering plants in Europe, found above 10,000 feet.
- Its papery petals are so thin that sunlight passes through them, making them glow.
- The plant thrives in rocky scree slopes where almost no other plants can survive.
- Alpine Poppies can bloom within weeks of snowmelt in their high-altitude habitats.
- Despite being in the poppy family, Alpine Poppy does not produce opium alkaloids.
Color meanings
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resilience
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delicate strength