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Hylomecon japonicum - Japanese Poppywort from Quackin Grass Nursery

Please know that the leaves are catching sunlight in spots - that is not foliage variegation.

Hylomecon japonicum

Japanese Poppywort

Plant Type:

SHADE PERENNIALS

Hylomecon japonicum – Japanese Poppywort sports showy, sunny yellow 4-petaled cupped flowers studding a dense mound of medium green pinnate foliage. Leaves are 5 to 7-lobed. Plant in a rich soil in open, dappled to morning sun. This is a fine, worthy herbaceous perennial not seen nearly often enough in gardens. Pot grown Division.


Height:

9-12 in

Spread:

12-18 in

Colors:

Yellow

Zone:

6 to 9
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Characteristics and Attributes for Hylomecon japonicum

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Light

  • Morning Sun / Afternoon Shade
  • Dappled Shade

Attributes

  • Border
  • Edging
  • Rock Garden
  • Massing
  • Woodland

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Medium

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Draining

Origins

  • Japan

Propagated By

  • Division