Himalayan poppies bear spectacular, bowl-shaped blue flowers with bright yellow centres, in late spring to early summer. 

They make a dramatic statement when grown en masse, and do best when grown in moist, neutral to acid soil in partial shade.

Meconopis ‘Lingholm’ bears large, sky-blue flowers from late spring to midsummer. 

It’s a much longer-lived perennial than other blue cultivars, provided it’s grown in the right conditions. 

Like other Meconopsis it needs moist soil – if the soil isn’t sufficiently moist the plants will suffer.

Does particularly well in cool western parts of UK in areas of high rainfall.