But nowadays, people discovered these storied flowers are for real. The blue-poppies (Meconopsis "Lingholm") are native to high elevations of the Himalayan Mountains and usually not cultivated ...

Longwood Gardens is showcasing one of its most anticipated botanical displays: Meconopsis, commonly known as the blue poppy. The rare, elusive sky-blue blooms have returned to the popular garden ...

The answer proved to be yes, and now every April and May more than 500 Himalayan blue poppies (Meconopsis lingholm) turn the meadow into a breathtaking expanse the color of sea and sky.

Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’, a very popular seasonal highlight for many of our visitors. These bright, blousy blue poppies first appear as a rather insignificant looking plant, emerging from beneath ...

Later still, when the Asiatic poppies were discovered, people thought they looked a lot like Welsh poppy (apart from being blue) and put them all in Meconopsis. But now a joint German-British ...

The sculpture was commissioned in 2019 by North Yorkshire's Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park, one of the few places the Meconopsis blue poppy can be grown. It takes a certain soil, and this ...