Stylophorum

The botanical name Stylophorum poppy is also known as the Celandine Poppy and informally known as the Wood poppy. This plant has showy flowers that bloom in the spring and early summer and are native to cooler climates such as Northern East Coast were in spring temperatures can reach freezing or just above.

Stylophorum is known as wildflower, because it can grow easily in gardens or more wooded areas and likes the shade rather than sunny locations. They grow in rich and moist woodland soil and flower from March to May.

This plant has large yellow flowers that have a delicate appearance with four petals and the pod is ovate and hairy with a pronounced beak, unlike the smooth pods found on other species. This plants stem is also hairy and grows 10 to 16 inches in height, the upper leaves of the Celandine poppy grow in opposite pairs on the stem, and these leaves can reach up to 6 inches long and 2 ½ inches across.

While the species is normally a cold weather plant, with the right conditions it can be grown in any location and warmer locations it will need to be planted in at least partial shade. On days when the temperatures are hot and it is sunny a sprinkler will need to be used to keep them cool. These like the other members of their family are able to reseed themselves and return season after season in most locations.