Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ..Henry Ward Beecher
In 1913, Captain Bailey of the British army collected an incomplete specimen of the spectacular Himalayan blue poppy in Tibet. It was thought to be a new species and hence named Meconopsis baileyi. Eleven years later, Frank Kingdon-Ward returned to the Tsang-Po Valley and collected seed of the same species.
The seeds he sent to England bloomed soon after and created a sensation at the Chelsea Flower Show. Jennie Butchart obtained seeds and found her Vancouver Island conditions ideal for this stunning perennial (later renamed Meconopsis betonicifolia). When Bailey visited Jennie, he was gratified to see his poppy blooming vigorously in her garden.
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. ..Henry Ward Beecher
In 1913, Captain Bailey of the British army collected an incomplete specimen of the spectacular Himalayan blue poppy in Tibet. It was thought to be a new species and hence named Meconopsis baileyi. Eleven years later, Frank Kingdon-Ward returned to the Tsang-Po Valley and collected seed of the same species.
The seeds he sent to England bloomed soon after and created a sensation at the Chelsea Flower Show. Jennie Butchart obtained seeds and found her Vancouver Island conditions ideal for this stunning perennial (later renamed Meconopsis betonicifolia). When Bailey visited Jennie, he was gratified to see his poppy blooming vigorously in her garden.