Deeproot Plant Base Online - Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

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botanical name:
Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'

common name: Plume poppy
family: Papaveraceae

characteristics: perennial
height: 2.20m width: 1.00m
growth rate: fast
growth habit: clump
leaf colour: grey-green
flower colour: pink
main period of interest: Summer

growing conditions: full sun, part shade, moist soil
prefered soil pH: any
minimum temperature: -18°C
USDA zone: 7 to 8

description:
Grey to olive-green lobed leaves, whitish underneath. Large loose panicles of buff to coral pink flowers, early to midsummer.

cultivation:
Best in full sun but will tolerate some shade. Moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil.

propagation:
By division of the rhizomes when dormant.

usage:
Best in back of border.

other notes:
RHS AGM