Stylophorum diphyllum
Stylophorum diphyllum or celandine poppy is a rare, bright yellow poppy relative for the woodland garden.
Stylophorum diphyllum, the celandine or wood poppy, has bright yellow poppy-like flowers from silver-hairy buds that bloom in early spring over blue-green foliage with silvery undersides. Flowers can also bloom intermittently through summer. It will self-seed gently and form a great shade ground cover. Will grow in all but the driest conditions in shade and part shade. The stems contain bright yellow sap that was used traditionally as a dye by aboriginal peoples. Proving hardy in zone 3 Calgary for our friend Mark P.! Native to eastern North America including Ontario where its populations are endangered due to habitat loss. Deer resistant. Native to Ontario.
Common Name: Celandine Poppy
Family: Papaveraceae (The Poppy Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring - Summer
Foliage Colour: Bluish
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open woods in rich, often neutral, soil from Ontario into the southeastern US.
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Geographical Origin: North America
