Macleaya microcarpa

Macleaya microcarpa
M. microcarpa, Berlin Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Papaveraceae
Genus: Macleaya
Species:
M. microcarpa
Binomial name
Macleaya microcarpa
Synonyms
  • Bocconia microcarpa Maxim.

Macleaya microcarpa is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. It is a vigorous, substantial herbaceous perennial growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) or more wide, with grey-green felted leaves and loose panicles of buff flowers in midsummer.

Etymology

The name Macleaya commemorates Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), a Scottish/Australian entomologist. The specific epithet microcarpa means "small fruit". Plants of the genus Macleaya are commonly called plume poppies.

Cultivation

Macleaya microcarpa is an imposing architectural plant which self-seeds readily, and may become a nuisance in a garden setting. It is popular as a subject for flower arranging. The cultivar 'Kelway's Coral Plume', with pink-tinged flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. 1 2 "Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Macleaya microcarpa (Maxim.) Fedde". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved March 8, 2026.
  3. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
  4. ↑ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
  5. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
  6. ↑ "Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume' Plume poppy 'Coral Care Plant Varieties & Pruning Advice".
  7. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Macleaya microcarpa Kelway's Coral Plume". Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 62. Retrieved 25 March 2018.