Meconopsis napaulensis Dc.

A poppy plant. It is upright and keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1.8-2.4 m tall and spreads 50-80 cm wide. The stems and leaves are covered with fine brown hairs. The leaves at the base are in rings and are deeply divided into lobes along the stalk. The leaves on the stems are simple. The flowers are red or purple but can be blue. They are in drooping heads.

It is a warm temperate plant. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.

The seeds yield an edible oil.

Plants are grown from seed.