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Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)

Also known as: Wood Poppy

Bright yellow 2-inch poppy flowers above lobed blue-green foliage. Self-sows freely into delightful colonies. Often confused with invasive greater celandine (*Chelidonium majus*); native has hairy fuzzy seedpods, not smooth.

Family
Papaveraceae
Type
wildflower
Lifespan
perennial
Height
1–1.5 ft
Spacing
0.75–1 ft apart
Light
part shade, shade
Soil moisture
moist
Soil pH
acidic
Bloom
March, April
Bloom colors
orange, yellow
Wildlife value
pollinators
Landscape uses
border, container, erosion control, naturalizing
Native states
AL, AR, DC, GA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MO, OH, TN, VA, WI, WV

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