Buy Eomecon chionantha

Also Known As

Poppy of The Dawn
Snow Poppy

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 12"-24"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

7a-10b

3x5" | $16

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Eomecon chionantha plant details

Eomecon chionantha is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green foliage. In winter white flowers emerge. Grows well with bright shade - shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Eomecon chionantha

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: papaveraceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: white blooms in winter
Uses: foliage plant, fragrant, naturalizing, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Eomecon chionantha

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Bloodroot relative, this is a perennial for those tree root infested spots where other things don't thrive – tough shaded sites will limit the wandering rhizomes – will naturalize in woodland areas! Fragrant white poppies in late winter (and often sporadically thru summer & fall) – attractive, unusual foliage. We don't find this a nuisance at all!

By: Secret Garden Growers

Of eastern Chinese origin, Eomecon chionantha has sparkling white flowers with yellow stamens that bloom May to July. Herbaceous and not too rambunctiously naturalizing. If given moist, humusy conditions, it will be 18" tall and wider than the three foot clump it might otherwise be if its medium is less rich. Likes space! The fleshy, rounded, and scalloped leaves are 3-6" wide and as pretty as the flower. The genus name comes from the Greek, eos (dawn) and mekon (poppy). The specific epithet comes from the Greek, chion (snow) and anthos (flower).Minimum temperature: 0°F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

This species is the only one in its genus which is part of the poppy family. Snow poppy hails from the woodlands of Eastern China. It is a rhizomatous (spreading though not invasive) plant that bears small pure white poppy-like flowers from late spring to summer. It has dull green, almost circular leaves that are toothed at the margins. Can be used as a ground cover on shady banks. Part shade is best in moist but well-drained soil. Can be grown in sun if adequate moisture is available.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

A rare relative of our native bloodroot, only one species of this Chinese native exists. Spreading by underground rhizomes, long reddish petioles host glaucous, nearly succulent leaves that look like large wavy-edged hearts marked by light veining. Four-petaled, nearly transparent white flowers arranged in airy terminal panicles are anchored by prominent yellow stamens. At home in very shady places, let this exotic perennial colonize the ground beneath Kerria japonica 'Albiflora'.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Asian Bloodroot, I've heard that it can be a weed in some areas, but not here, or for Punnett. It sends up clumps of Bloodroot like leaves rather widely spaced on long underground stolons, the diaphanous white flowers are in racemes above the foliage, giving a more ornamental effect than our native species. ZONE 5

By: Arrowhead Alpines

A vigorous, spreading perennial, 12-16" tall. Zones 6-9. Leaves are grey/green. Small, nodding white flowers in summer on stems held above the leaves.