Romneya coulteri plants

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Description

These are quite small plants, but should  grow well for you as they have been outdoor grown

Romneya coulteri is a  beautiful plant which has slightly leathery grey leaves. The leaves which rise from the woody base in the spring and die down again in the winter. The plant  forms a shrub-like structure and from this emerge many fat buds. They  open out to amazing white crinkle pleated  papery petals, to form stunning  white poppy  flowers about 15cm wide.  The flowers  have deep egg yolk yellow centres.  This  beauty  has won the Royal Horticultural Society award of Merit.

It is an extremely beautiful flower which attracts attention whenever it is seen.

Romneya plants  like  very well drained soil, a little on the dry side, but it  is not a plant for small gardens reaching about 2 m tall eventually and about 1.5m wide .

 

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Classification

Perennial

Common Name

Californian Tree Poppy, Matilija Poppy