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Papaveraceae
Iceland Poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Imagination, success, dreams.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Papaver
- Native to
- Subarctic regions of Europe, Asia, North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Short-lived perennial
- Height
- 30–60 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, gravelly
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 2–7
- Lifespan
- Short-lived perennial; often grown as biennial
Did you know
- Despite the name, the Iceland poppy doesn't actually grow in Iceland — it was named for its tundra origins in subarctic regions.
- The crepe-paper-thin petals come in some of the most luminous pastel sherbet colors of any flower — peach, apricot, pink, lemon, and cream.
- The flower stems are leafless, which is why it's called Papaver nudicaule — 'naked stem' in Latin.
- Each individual flower lasts only a few days, but a healthy plant produces a continuous succession of blooms for weeks.
- Iceland poppies are among the most cold-hardy flowering plants on Earth — they bloom inside the Arctic Circle during the brief polar summer.
Color meanings
Orange
Bright optimism
Yellow
Wealth and success