Stylophorum diphyllum

Common Name: Wood Poppy

Plant Type: Herbaceous

Habitat: Woodland

Light Requirements: part sun, shade

Soil Moisture: mesic

Soil Type:

Height: 12 to 20 inches

Bloom Time: spring

Flower Colour: yellow

Germination Requirements: Seed needs a period of warm, moist stratification followed by cold stratification and will germinate after being shifted back to warm, for example 70°-40°-70°F. Seed is hydrophilic, intolerant of dry storage.

Details/Comments: Blooms for 3 to 4 weeks. Self seeds vigourously. Rare in the wild.

Picture Copyright: Thomas G Barnes @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database