Botanical Name: Eschscholzia californica
Common Name: California poppy
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
Character winter annual
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape free-branching clump of upright lacy gray foliage, somewhat spreading as it ages; bloom colors range from yellow to orange and into pink tones
Height to 2'
Spread to 2'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil likes a well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy, all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves finely dissected, glaucous leaves more or less pinnatifid, to 3" long, 3" wide
Flowers orange, red, white to 3" across seed
Fruit long, narrow capsule to 4" long
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
good on banks, sunny hillsides, dry open areas, country gardens and mixed borders – not usually used in close-up garden situations
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional watering will prolong spring blooming
Fertilizing none
Pruning pinch off dead flowers to prolong bloom
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other self-sows readily
 
Origin: California/Oregon
Family: Papaveraceae

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