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Californian Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

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Californian Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

Photo: Joyce Cory on Flickr as docentjoyce from u.s.a. · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

orange, gold, cream

What actually matters with this one

It refuses to be transplanted and it refuses rich soil. Scatter seed on poor gravelly ground and forget it.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Annual
Height
40 cm
Flowers
June to September
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.