This is the true California poppy with 2 inch orange flowers exclusively. 14 to 16 inch foliage is silverish blue and lacy, with plants a foot tall. Flowers close at night and open in the morning. Blooming is profuse, then rests a bit and comes strongly a second time.
300 seeds
PLANTING
Eschscholzia californica
Annual
Germination:7-14 days
Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures are 55-65F
Seed Planting Depth:Sow deep
Starting Indoors:Difficult to transplant, not recommended. Roots and stems are fragile. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces rootdamage when transplanting. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Transplanta few weeks before the last frost.
Sowing Outdoors:Early spring as soon as the ground can be workedor in the fall. Sow a few seeds every 6-9″ or prepare a weed free seed bedandsprinkle down seeds. Thin theseedlings 6-9″ apart.Do not startpoppies in hot weather. Germination and growth will be poor sow them in late falland early spring.
Growth Habit:Upright
Height and Width: 14-18 x12-18
Spacing:6-9 apart
Light Needs:Full sun
Soil Needs:Average,loamy, sandy, well-drained
Approximate days to flower from seed:60-70 days, late spring to early summer
Uses:Flower beds, cottage and wildflower gardens, attracts pollinators
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