Cream-colored
flowers in elongated terminal panicles to 1 foot
long.
Alternate, leaves petioled, cordate at
base, about 7 lobes which are sinuate or
dentate. Leaves are light green on the upper
surface with gray-white pubescence on lower
surface. Leaves 6-8 inches long.
Macleaya is
generally not recommended for the small garden
or as a low maintenance perennial because of its
invasive habit.
