California Poppy

Eschscholizia californica

Papaveraceae

Form: Shrub
Seasonality: Perennial, grown as an annual
Size: 24 inches tall, clumping

Leaves; blue green, finely divided

Flowers: 2 inches wide, vary from pale yellow to deep orange

Fruit: Seed
Stems/Trunks: Branching from the base
Range/Origin: California and Oregon
Hardiness: Sunset Zones; 1-24, H1

Comments: No thorns, sow seeds in the fall, reseeds easily

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun
• Water: Low to moderate
• Soil: Sandy, well drained
• Propagation: Seed
• Maintenance: Some, needs to have dead flowers removed regularly to extend flowering period

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