Plant name: Macleaya microcarpa 'Kelway's Coral Plume'
Other names: PLume poppy 'kelway's coral plume'
Category: Herbaceous perennial
Plant family: Papaveraceae
Light preference: Full sun/partial shade
Soil preference: Loam, chalk, clay, sand; acid, neutral, alkaline ; well-drained
Flowering/fruiting month: June-August
Size:
- 1.5-2.5 metres height
- 1.5-2.5 meters spread
Description:
'Kelway's Coral Plume' is a vigorous, spreading herbaceous perennial to 2m in height, with large, rounded and lobed grey-green leaves, whitish beneath. Tiny buff-pink flowers are carried in large, airy terminal panicles.
Care: Cutback to the base in late autumn
Current appearance:
