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Eschscholzia californica |
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| Common name |
California poppy, golden poppy |
| Family |
papaveraceae |
| Life cycle |
annual/tender perennial |
| Flowers |
yellow-orange |
| Size |
18" |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
An annual in our garden. The bright-green frilly foliage is nice by itself, but of course the real show is the burst of golden flowers in late spring. After growing it last year, I hoped this would self-seed, but only one seedling volunteered. Luckily, we started some more with leftover seed. Now I just need to remember to collect seed when it ripens, to ensure an ongoing supply...
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
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- Seed from Pinetree order. Sowed outside mid-March. Good patch of seedlings a few weeks later.
- Seed for 'Purple Gleam' from '04 trade. Baggy 70F with light (24%G, 3-13d)
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