Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum Papaveraceae

Other names

Wood Poppy

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Long-lived polycarpic perennial

Native distribution

Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Eastern U.S.A.

Location

Mundy Wildflower Garden, Groundcover Collection

Source of plant

John Filkins, Rocknoll Nursery

Description

Somewhat resembles the greater celandine, but only seeds itself occasionally. A downy, hairy, leafyplant; foliage light green. Good-sized yellow poppies appear for many weeks, eventually turning into silvery pods. Plants 18" tall, 12" wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone

3