Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, cottage and native gardeners
CALIFORNIAN POPPY
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Botanical Name
Eschscholtzia californica
We love this short-lived perennial with cup-shaped, open flowers in orange, cream and pink. It is hardy, tolerates all soils and survives the hungry of browsers. This pretty, trouble-free plant for rock gardens and containers flowers from spring through to autumn and makes a simple cut flower. Dead head to prolong flowering. Easily self seeds. 200 seeds /No.1/
Drought Resistant
Sunlight
Full
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct
Sowing Instructions
Sow direct into garden position when air temperature at night does not drop below 8 degC. Cover seeds thinly and press firmly onto soil to ensure good contact. Keep moist. An annual in very cold areas.
Height
0.4 m
Spacing/Spread
0.3 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Aug 1st to Apr 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
May 1st to Nov 30th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Mar 1st to Jul 31st