Stylophorum diphyllum
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Tried and True Recommended by 6 Professionals
Species Native to Missouri
Common Name: celandine poppy
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Family: Papaveraceae
Zone: 4 to 9
Native Range: Eastern North America
Garden Location: Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Height: 1 to 1.5 feet
Spread: 0.75 to 1 feet
Bloom Time: April to June
Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Description: Yellow
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium to wet
Maintenance: High
Flowers: Showy Flowers
Tolerates: Wet Soil, Dense Shade
Uses: Rain Garden, Will Naturalize

Culture

Best grown in medium to wet, humusy soils in part shade to full shade. Plants will go dormant in early summer if soils dry out. Will naturalize easily by self-seeding in optimum growing conditions.

Noteworthy Characteristics

Celandine poppy is a Missouri native wildflower which occurs most often in moist woodlands and along streambanks in the central and southeast portions of the State. Features 4-petaled, yellow flowers which bloom in spring in small clusters atop stems typically growing 12-18" tall. Blue-green, pinnately lobed foliage is silvery below. Stems contain a bright yellow sap which was formerly used as a dye by Native Americans.

Problems

No serious insect or disease problems. Self-seeding may be a problem if plants are grown in borders.

Garden Uses

Naturalize in shaded areas of woodland, shade, wildflower or native plant gardens.

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