Blue poppies [Meconopsis Betonicifolia]

Has anyone grown these and if so any tips? My daughter wanted these so I bought them from T&M, nice healthy little plants with funny hairy leaves. I have them in a pot in the greenhouse but they are not thriving. The leaves go brown at the edges and I have already lost one plant. I cut down the watering and put them in a shadier place, and they look better but any help would be appreciated.

 

Hi Liz,
Plant them out as soon as possible; they will not be happy in pots.
The Himalayan /Tibetan poppy likes a deep loam with much organic matter incorporated. Give them a sunny to dapple shade situation that is also sheltered from winds. Water freely in drought conditions.
If in due course you save seed sow them as soon as ripe in sandy soil at a temp or 50-60F. Plant out as soon as they have formed tufts of 5-6 leaves each.

 

A very useful aftercare tip, Marley Farley!
I will keep focused on it, after reading so many discouraging comments about growing meconopsis from seed.
If I ever get as far as transplanting them out, I believe my conditions will suit them perfectly. It's a woodland area, moist and shady, with cool summers. And the acidity of the soil ranges from 4,5 pH through 6,3-6,6 pH. I add lots of organic matter and cow manure, as all my roses and rhododendrons love it.
Last year, I tried blue poppies from tubers, but the shipment arrived in a deplorable condition, due to some delay by the Bulgarian postal services. Not much could be done to recover them. :(
Well, it's time for a new beginning. :D

 

They are so beautiful. Keep meaning to try my hand with them. There is a guy on another garden forum who lives in Canada, has a field of them.

 

I read somewhere as well is that you need at least three plants for them to survive but not sure how tue that is.We bought one once and it didn't survive so we never tried again as the one we got was expensive.:(

Here is a link for you to read at your leisure and Good Luck with growing this beautiful flower...

First-time growing