Annuals

Poppy 'Native Orange' (California Poppy)

Eschscholzia californica

Also known as Native Orange Poppy (California Poppy)

$5.95

Size

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

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About This Plant

Poppy 'Native Orange' (California Poppy), 'Native Orange', 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
Native Orange Poppy (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
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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