Known to be toxic - Toxic to mammals if ingested.
Source: Donna Bos
Stylophorum diphyllum
Wood Poppy
Stylophore à deux feuilles
Synonyms
celandine-poppy
mock poppy
yellow poppy
No seeds available for this plant.
We are not accepting seeds for this plant at the moment.
Bloom Colour: Yellow
Bloom Period: Apr - May
Max Height: 1.0 feet
Max Width: 1.0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Perennial
plants that will that come back year after year
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Does not spread uncontrollably
Spreads by rhizome
Easy to germinate
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Does not spread uncontrollably
Spreads by rhizome
Easy to germinate
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for woodland gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
Bee host
Bee host
Tolerates:
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is endangered
This plant is endangered
Plant Location
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Mixed Wood Plains
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Stylophorum diphyllum
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Stylophorum diphyllum
No bee data available for this plant.
Plants that grow in similar conditions, that bloom at the same time.
Complementary Plants
- Aquilegia canadensis
Red Columbine
Ancolie du Canada - Asarum canadense
Canada Wild Ginger
Asaret du Canada - Hepatica acutiloba
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hépatique à lobes aigus - Hepatica americana
Round-lobed Hepatica
Hépatique d’Amérique - Phlox divaricata
Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divariqué
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Oenothera (Non-Native Primrose)
- Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose Cultivars)
- Oenothera fructicosa (Sundrops Cultivars)
- Helianthus (Non-Native Sunflower)
- NA (Black Eyed Susan's Cultivars)
- Rudbeckia Triloba (Brown Eyed Susan's)
- Echinacea (Coneflowers)
- NA (Coreopsis cultivars)
- NA (Non-native False Sunflower)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Sow just below surface
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Double dormancy. Sow promptly. Can be kept in fridge up to 2 months.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: June
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are open
- Harvesting:
- Open the pod, remove seeds
- Seed viability test:
- No test needed before donating
- Packaging measure: 1 rounded 1/8 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Keep moisten and cool, in a ziploc bag, in the fridge, with the seeds in soil, paper towel or coffee filter, until donation
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Remove non-seed material
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Toxic to mammals if ingested.