The Genus Meconopsis

The Himalayan Blue Poppy is a bit of a perennial diva. Spotted in the wild, it turns heads and catches reverent attention, but it is also notoriously fickle, requiring careful cultivation and often refusing to flourish in most climates below 10,000 feet. Together with the other colorful species of the Meconopsis genus, they are some of the most distinctive and most sought-after members of the poppy family. The Genus Meconopsis is the first major revision of the genus since 1934 and the only monograph on the genus in existence. This fully revised text incorporates the discovery of nearly thirty new species with decades of new scholarship. The book is extensively illustrated with striking color photographs and botanical paintings. Species descriptions that include habitat and variation within the genus, as well as detailed distribution maps, make this ideal for botanists, horticulturalists, and gardeners alike.

New Taxa and Combinations 1. Introduction 2. Brief history of the genus Meconopsis 3. Morphology of the genus Meconopsis 4. Cultivation of Meconopsis species 5. Distribution and habit 6. Taxonomic treatment 7. The genus Parameconopsis 8. The genus Cathcartia Glossary References Appendix 1: (2061) Proposal to conserve the name Meconopsis (papaveraceae) with a conserved type Appendix 2: Collectors and Researcher’s Biographies Appendix 3: Chinese Place Names Index to scientific names Index to common names

Christopher Grey-Wilson was a botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and a former editor of Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and The Plantsman. He is the current editor of The Alpine Gardener and the author of numerous books including Guide to the Flowers of Western China, also from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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