Family: Papaveraceae
Scientific Name: Papaver nudicaule Spring Fever series
Common Name: Spring Fever Iceland Poppy series
| Description | A series of Iceland Poppy that forms multiple groups of flowering. |
| Pronunciation | (pa-PA-ver)(noo-dih-KA-lee) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 2-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry during dormancy |
| Soil & Site | average, well drained |
| Temperature | grows best in the colder end of it's hardiness zone, can't tolerate heat and humidity |
| Flowers | white, yellow, orange, red, silky crepe paper textured |
| Fruit | seed pods |
| Leaves | forms a rosette of gray green leaves, goes dormant in mid summer and reappears in the fall |
| Stems | stemless ( acaulescent, acauline ) |
| Roots | fibrous |
| Dimensions | 12 plus inches |
| Maintenance | will reseed |
| Propagation | division, root cuttings, hybrid plants may not come true by seed |
| Native Site | species plant from sub arctic regions |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) |
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