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Hylomecon japonicum
Japanese Poppywort
Plant Type:
SHADE PERENNIALSHylomecon 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.
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