Oreomecon nudicaulis, synonym Papaver nudicaule, the Iceland poppy,[2] is a boreal flowering plant.

They yield large, papery, bowl-shaped, lightly fragrant flowers supported by hairy, 1 foot (30 cm) curved stems among feathery blue-green foliage 1–6 inches long.

[4] Cultivars come in shades of yellow, orange, salmon, rose, pink, cream and white as well as bi-colored varieties.

Seed strains include: 'Champagne Bubbles' (15-inch plants in orange, pink, scarlet, apricot, yellow, and creamy-white); 'Wonderland' (10-inch dwarf strain with flowers up to 4 inches wide); 'Flamenco' (pink shades, bordered white, 11⁄2 to 2 feet tall); 'Party Fun' (to 1 foot, said to bloom reliably the first year in autumn and the second spring); 'Illumination' and 'Meadow Pastels' (to 2 feet, perhaps the tallest strains); 'Matador' (scarlet flowers to 5 inches across on 16 inch plants); the perennial 'Victory Giants' with red petals and 'Oregon Rainbows', which has large selfed, bicolor, and picoteed[check spelling] flowers and is perhaps the best strain for the cool Pacific Northwest[5] (elsewhere this strain's buds frequently fail to open).

[citation needed] In cool summer climates on well-drained soils, Iceland poppies can live 2–3 seasons, flowering from early spring to fall.