M. 'Dagfinn'
An elegant cultivar said to have been raised from wild collected seed (EMAK 473) collected in the upper Arun Valley, east Nepal. It is thought that it may be a naturally occurring hybrid between M. grandis and M. simplicifolia. Sterile but occasionally sets a few seeds.
MG Rating: ★★★   
Raised by: D. Nilsen, c. 1992/3. Introduced by: F. Haugli.
Named by: F. Haugli. Registered by: The Meconopsis Group, 2012.
Flowering: May-June. Pale sky-blue, nodding to semi-nodding flowers held on long pedicels which elongate towards maturity. Petals elliptic-ovate, overlapping at their base.
Emerging foliage: Pale green.
Mature foliage: Broad lanceolate-elliptic leaves on long petioles, spreading. The leaf margins are incised with a few neat, serrate teeth. Leaf base attenuate, apex sub-acute.
Fruit capsule: Ellipsoid, initially downturned before becoming erect at maturity when it develops a rather knobbly appearance. The capsule body is covered with orange-brown bristles and has a long style with a rounded stigma. Essentially sterile.
Etymology: Named after the raiser Dagfinn Nilsen.