Michael's Opinion
Caution should be exercised when planting this dramatic landscape plant, it once took me several years to eradicate it from the borders where even the smallest piece of root produced a new plant.
Botanical Information
| Family | Papaveraceae |
| Genus | Macleaya |
| Species | cordata |
| Category | Perennials |
Description and Growing Information
| ID Characteristic | Exudes an orange sap from broken stems and roots, roots are a distinct dull orange colour. |
| Propagation | Root cuttings collected in the autumn and cut into 5 cm lengths and placed horizontally in flats barley covering the top. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually. |
| Leaf Description | Dissected, heart-shaped, grey-green leaves. |
