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Eschscholzia californica

 
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...

Eschscholzia californica

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: cutting garden

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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