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Dendromecon harfordii "Weeping Form" (Weeping Island Bush Poppy) - This evergreen shrub is a selection of Dendromecon harfordii that was selected by Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for its larger leaves and pendulous habit. As with the species this plant has glaucous-green oval leaves only they are larger than the typical form. The largest plant we have seen of this selection is 7 feet tall with pendulous branches sweeping back towards the ground. Like the species it has yellow (3 inches across) flowers that cover the plant the spring and summer.
Full sun. Drought tolerant. It is hardy to about 15-20 degrees F.
This cultivar is as yet unnamed by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. (SBBG # 86-385). For more information about the species see our listing for Dendromecon harfordii.
The information about Dendromecon harfordii "Weeping Form" that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.
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