In January 2021 I saw Icelandic poppies in the garden near my house, the colors were bright and beautiful. Despite their name, Iceland poppies are not actually native to Iceland. They are native to subpolar regions of Asia and North America, and the mountains of Central Asia as well as temperate China. Cultivars come in many different colors. All parts of the Iceland poppy are toxic.
2021年1月我在家附近的花園中看到了冰島罌粟，顏色鮮艷美麗。儘管冰島罌粟花有冰島的名字，但實際上它們並不是原產於冰島。而是原產於亞洲和北美的副極地地區、中亞山區和中國溫帶地區。品種有許多不同顏色。它所有部分都是有毒的。
Photo Date: 2021.01 Location: Los Angeles County
Notes 筆記
- Iceland poppy is a boreal flowering plant. It is a hardy but short-lived perennial, often grown as biennial, that yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers supported by hairy, one foot, curved stems among feathery blue-green foliage 1-6 inches long.
- Despite their name, Iceland poppies are not actually native to Iceland. They are native to subpolar regions of Asia and North America, and the mountains of Central Asia as well as temperate China.
- The Latin specific epithet nudicaule means “with bare stems”.
- Cultivars come in shades of yellow, orange, salmon, rose, pink, cream and white as well as bi-colored varieties.
- Iceland poppies prefer cooler temperatures and thrive in subarctic regions. They are cold-hardy plants, even with their delicate-looking blooms. Iceland poppies like rich, well-draining soil. Full sun is ideal for a happy and healthy Iceland poppy plant.
- All parts of the Iceland poppy are toxic. As a result of their toxicity, poppies are an excellent flower for deer-resistance.
- 冰島罌粟是極北的開花植物。它是一種耐寒但壽命短的多年生植物，通常每兩年生一次，可產生大的，紙質的，碗狀的，略帶香氣的花，由多毛的一英尺彎曲的莖支撐在1-6英寸長的羽毛狀藍綠色葉子中。
- 儘管有冰島罌粟花的名字，但實際上它們並不是原產於冰島。而是原產於亞洲和北美的副極地地區、中亞山區和中國溫帶地區(新疆、甘肅、寧夏、陝西、山西、河北、北京、內蒙古、黑龍江、吉林、湖北、四川)。冰島罌粟又叫冰島虞美人、野罌粟、岩罌粟。
- 拉丁文種小名nudicaule的意思是“有裸露的莖”。
- 品種有黃色，橙色，鮭魚色，玫瑰色，粉紅色，奶油色和白色以及雙色品種。
- 冰島罌粟喜歡涼爽，在亞北極地區成長。雖然它們的花朵嬌嫩，但它們是耐寒植物。冰島罌粟喜歡肥沃、排水良好的土壤。陽光充足的地方非常適合冰島罌粟。
- 冰島罌粟的所有部分都是有毒的。由於其毒性，罌粟花是抗鹿最好的花。
References 參考資料
- Wikipedia: Papaver nudicaule
- The Spruce: How to Grow and Care for Iceland Poppies
- 維基百科: 冰島虞美人
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