Celandine Poppy - Stylophorum diphyllum

Celandine Poppy is a native plant that will bring a whole lot of sunshine to your garden with bright yellow flowers. It is an herbaceous plant that blooms in springtime.

Plant Details - Celandine Poppy

Family: Papaveraceae

Light Requirement: Part Shade

Water Needs: Moderate

Height: 1 – 2 ft.

Spread: 1 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Bloom Time: Spring

Flower Color: Yellow

Wildlife Value: Attracts bees

Landscape Uses and Maintenance – Celandine Poppy

Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) is a low maintenance plant that is great for any garden. Beautiful bright yellow flowers complement its unique blue green foliage that will gracefully sway in the breeze. Leaves are uniquely and deeply lobed, making them unforgettable and a show on their own.

It is a plant that will perform well in your garden when planted in partial to full shade. Best planted in a location with dappled sunshine that is out of heavy afternoon sun. It has bright yellow flowers that will brighten any dark corner or border, formal garden, or woodland garden. A unique choice for a container garden.

“Wood” you believe how good this plant looks? It is a lovely choice in your garden, especially when accompanied with other spring perennials including Bloodroot and Bleeding Heart.

This is a hardy and fast growing plant without many frills attached. It will naturalize easily in an area over time, in turn creating a lovely carpet of gold in your understory. Remove any unwanted invasive plants to allow this plant to move into their place.

Plant in well-drained soils and fertilize with organic matter to ensure the steady growth of this plant. Do not plant in heavy or waterlogged clay soils.

Attractive to bees and butterflies, you will see many pollinators visiting your new flowers.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Celandine Poppy has fine white hairs that cover certain parts of this plant, including the underside of the leaves.

This plant will bloom twice a year – once in the spring and once in the fall — if given the right conditions. Do not cut back the leaves after the first bloom.

This Is How Your Plants Will Look upon Delivery

Bloom Season

Spring

Bloom/Foliage Color

Yellow

Height at Maturity

Under 12"

Care

Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) thrives in well-drained soil and benefits from consistent moisture. Water regularly, especially during dry periods, and ensure good air circulation around the plant. Remove spent flowers to encourage additional blooms and prevent self-seeding.

Plant Reproduction

Wood Poppy spread through myrmecochory, where ants disperse their seeds.

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