Matilija Poppy Research Paper
The Matilija Poppy also known as, the Romneya couteri, is an erect flower growing up to eight feet tall that is heavy branched and woody at the base. The white flowers are the largest of any plant native to California, and resemble fried eggs. There are five to eight crinkled petals per stem with many yellow stamens and a single large pistil.
The unique flower was discovered in California in 1831 by an Irish surgeon-botanist, Thomas Coulter and the first seeds reached England in 1875 and by late Victorian times it had become a prized garden performer and sold as a garden specimen. The genus name, Romneya, is in honor of the Irish astronomer Dr. Thomas Romney Robinson who worked with Thomas Coulter. Found native in southern California and
The unique flower was discovered in California in 1831 by an Irish surgeon-botanist, Thomas Coulter and the first seeds reached England in 1875 and by late Victorian times it had become a prized garden performer and sold as a garden specimen. The genus name, Romneya, is in honor of the Irish astronomer Dr. Thomas Romney Robinson who worked with Thomas Coulter. Found native in southern California and