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This arrived quite by chance as a seedling in a pot of something else and it took me a long time to identify it.
Wonderful large pale yellow flowers. It has now produced some seed and I am scattering it
around hoping that it will find a suitable location and grow. A rhizomatous perennial from eastern China, it has been short lived here but fortunately seedlings continue to come up unexpectedly. It will possibly become a nuisance if it takes to life under the trees but it can't be more invasive than Meconopsis cambrica and I am still pleased to have that. Chiltern Seeds said in their 1999 catalogue: S.lasiocarpum (= woolly-fruited: disppointingly the seed capsule is only slightly hairy). Human-Blood-Wort. Worth growing for its gruesome name alone! This is earned by the reddish sap exuded by the rot and stems of this plant; however, we suggest you stick to ketchup for cosmetic purposes! This is a delightful plant for a shady spot on the rockery, bearing clusters of very pretty yellow flowers. It starts flowering in May and goes right into October when summer becomes just a memory." |
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