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Oreomecon lapponica

Lapland Poppy

Family PapaveraceaeGenus Oreomecon

Also published as Papaver lapponicum. You are in the right place.

A pale cream-yellow poppy of four crumpled petals, its ring of yellow stamens around a green knobbed center, on a hairy stem.
FlowerTakeo GotoCC BY 2.0

About the plant

What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.

Habit
perennialPlants of the World Online
Habit
Perennial, Forb/herbPLANTS Database
Flower
YellowWikipedia
Native range
Alaska, CanadaPLANTS Database

Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.

Sources: Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; PLANTS Database — USDA NRCS; Wikipedia — Wikipedia contributors.

Worth knowing

  • The Lapland poppy grows in the Arctic tundra, from Norway around the Arctic Circle to Greenland. Until 2023 it was known as Papaver lapponicum; it is now Oreomecon lapponica. Wikipedia: Oreomecon lapponica

This source reports two treatments. Both are shown.

Protocol 1

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty High Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around December 15, 2026 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Cold moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 40°F 4°C

  2. Warm moist stratification

    Duration: 90 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C

about 3 months from start to step 2. Germination happens during step 2; time not stated, 21 days assumed.

22% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Papaver p. 185Public domain
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Papaver (Papaveraceae). The DS seed of the following species germ. immediately at 70: P. lapponicum germ. 70(3%) and 40-70(22%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Papaver p. 185. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

Protocol 2

DerivedN. C. Deno, 1993

Difficulty Very high Rated by us, not by the source.

Start around March 15, 2027 for a May 3 last frost.

  1. Sow and cover

    Temperature: 70°F 21°C

No stated waiting before sowing. Germination time not stated; 21 days assumed.

3% germination.

Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. — N. C. Deno, 1993 · Ch. 20, Papaver p. 185Public domain
Show the original text
Papaver (Papaveraceae). The DS seed of the following species germ. immediately at 70: P. lapponicum germ. 70(3%) and 40-70(22%).
Seed Germination Theory and Practice, 2nd ed., Ch. 20, Papaver p. 185. Quoted exactly. Every value on this card comes from this record, except the difficulty rating, which is ours; the step names come from a fixed list.

How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.

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