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Celandine-poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

13
Modest

Native to Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

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Height
12–14 inches
Spread
9 inches–1 foot
Light
Dappled sunlight, Deep shade, Partial shade
Soil moisture
Usually moist

Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
April to May
Fruiting season
Summer to fall

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 9 Virginia counties.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Virginia. Shared habitat, not food. 110 animals.

All wildlife of Virginia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

0CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA
2BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Stylophorum

Individual names are not available yet.

Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Papaveraceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Soil pH
Acidic to neutral
Flower color
Yellow
Fruit begins
Summer
Fruit ends
Fall

What its natural habitat tells you

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Celandine Poppy

Conservation status

Virginia rankS2
Global rankG5
VA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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Growing cautions

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