Annuals

Poppy 'California' (California Poppy)

Eschscholzia californica

Also known as California Poppy

$7.95

Size

☀SunFull sun
💧WaterLow
🌡Zones6-10
🦌DeerResistant
🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Poppy 'California' (California Poppy), 'California', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.

An ornamental annual prized for season-long flowering and color in containers, beds, and borders. Plant after last frost; remove after fall frost.

Full sun to part shade suits this plant. Plant in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Hardy USDA Zone annual. Frost-tender; treat as a single-season plant. Many self-sow. Heat-tolerance and bloom color depend on cultivar.

Plant Details

Botanical
Eschscholzia californica
Common name
California Poppy
Lifecycle
Annual
Mature size
12-18 in tall × 6-12 in wide
Growth rate
Fast
Bloom time
Spring through summer (longer in mild climates)
Bloom color
Pink, White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange
Foliage color
Green

Care Notes

Sow directly into sandy, gravelly, or lean well-drained soil in fall or very early spring; resents transplanting. Avoid rich or consistently wet conditions. Self-sows reliably in favorable sites; thin seedlings as needed. No deadheading required if allowing self-sowing.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Pollinator value: Bees, Bumblebees, Native bees
  • Wildlife: Pollinator support
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