Arctic poppy by rhoing

Arctic poppy

From Missouri Botanical Garden, http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=263308 » “Short-lived perennial that is usually grown in gardens as a biennial or annual. …

“Papaver nudicaule, commonly called arctic poppy, is native to Asian mountain areas north into arctic regions. Each plant features a clump of pinnately lobed basal leaves from which rise slender, leafless flower stems to 1-2' tall. Solitary, saucer-shaped, mildly fragrant flowers (to 4" diameter) with crinkled petals bloom from spring to early summer. Horticultural varieties produce flowers in a range of colors including white, yellow, orange, salmon, rose and pink. Papaver nudicaule var. croceum features orange to orange red flowers.”

Species page at PhytoImages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Papaver_nudicaule&rank=binomial

Photo taken at SIUC Plant Biology Greenhouse, http://www.plantbiology.siu.edu/facilities/plant-biology-facilities/greenhouse/index.php

1 year ago (“‘Faucet Facets’?”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-01-25
2 years ago (“Suzanne”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-01-25
3 years ago (“’Twas a 3-frame day…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-01-25
4 years ago (“Another dry day”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-01-25
5 years ago (“Green, green, it’s green, they say…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-01-25

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It's a pretty one
February 5th, 2016  
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