Papaveraceae
Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica
Eschscholzia californica subsp. californica
Also known as Eschscholzia procera, Eschscholzia chartacea, Eschscholzia granulata, Eschscholzia sanctarum
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · California Poppy · Wildflower · Annual · Drought Tolerant · Self-Seeding · Orange Flowers · Pollinator · Native · Cottage Garden · Papaveraceae
California poppy is a cheerful, easy-care wildflower that thrives in poor, well-draining soils with minimal watering once established. Plant in a sunny to partly shaded spot and let it self-seed freely for a naturalized, cottage-garden effect. Avoid overwatering or rich soils, which can cause leggy growth and fewer blooms.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow soil to dry out completely between waterings as this plant tolerates dry conditions well · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.8–7.5
- Temperature
- 15°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 6a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2 ft
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Baleares, Belgium, Bolivia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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