Celandine Poppy - Stylophorum diphyllum

A brilliant yellow poppy in a shady garden, ants, attracted by oily deposits on the seeds, distribute the seeds, which mammals will eat. Mammals avoid the toxic leaves. The flowers provide pollen to bees, flies and other small insects, but not nectar. The flowers were used as a dye by Native Americans. Soil Type: Clay/Loam Soil Conditions: Moist-MediumDry Flower Color: Yellow Flower Time: April-May Height: 1.5' Light: Part-Sun Features: Rain Garden, Pollinators Credits: Info courtesy IllinoisWildflowers.Info; photo courtesy Pizzo Native Plant Nursery