蓝色罂粟, 又被称为 喜马拉雅蓝色罂粟,学名为Meconopsis wallichii，为纪念丹麦著名的植物学家和外科医师纳萨尼尔·瓦立池（Nathaniel Wallich）。 1912年被Frederick Marshman Bailey发现。 原产地 在中国青藏高原及其周边地区.

M. betonicifolia is hardy in most of the United Kingdom and it has striking large blue flowers but it probably owes much of its success to the fact that, unlike most Meconopsis, it is perennial.

Meconopsis betonicifolia, also known as Meconopsis baileyi and the Himalayan blue poppy, was first discovered in 1912, by Lt. Col. Frederick Marshman Bailey.

M. betonicifolia is hardy in most of the United Kingdom and it has striking large blue flowers but it probably owes much of its success to the fact that, unlike most Meconopsis, it is perennial.