Eschscholzia californica seed
LATIN NAME: Eschscholzia californica
COMMON NAME: California Poppy
The California poppy turns whole hillsides gold in the spring. The fine, low, airy plant carries the feathery, blue-green, deeply divided leaves, and the bright, satiny, golden-orange, four-petalled flowers rise on the slender stems, closing at night and on the dull days. The flowers open in the fine, generous masses through the spring, and the long, narrow seed capsules follow, scattering their fine seed around the plant. It is a fine, easy, generous annual of the sunny, dry garden and the wildflower meadow. It is a plant of the open, sunny, well-drained ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The California poppy keeps a regular place in the plant science, and the plant has been studied for the bright, satiny, four-petalled flowers and the fine, feathery, blue-green leaves. The way the flowers close at night and open in the sun has been studied closely, and the plant keeps showing up in the work on the spring wildflowers and the dryland annuals. The long, narrow seed capsules and the fine, generous self-sowing habit have also made it a regular subject of the studies of the meadow plants, and the bright, golden-orange flowers hold a fine, steady place in the work on the flower pigments.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The California poppy pays its way in the sunny, dry garden. The bright, satiny flowers open in the fine, generous masses through the spring, and the plant is a fine, easy, dependable filler of the sunny border, the dry bank and the wildflower meadow. The feathery, blue-green leaves give the plant a fine, airy, delicate look, and the self-sown seedlings keep the golden show going year after year. It has been written about in the horticultural papers for the bright, satiny flowers and the easy, generous ways, and it is a fine, hardy annual of the open, sunny, well-drained garden.
The California poppy is one of the great spring wildflowers, and the bright, satiny, golden-orange flowers turn the open hillsides and the dry meadows gold in the spring. The feathery, blue-green leaves give the low, airy plant its fine, delicate, almost ferny look.
To grow the California poppy from seed, sow the very fine seeds over the surface of trays of moist, free-draining soil and press them in lightly without covering them, keep them in a bright, cool, open spot and water gently. The seedlings show themselves within a couple of weeks and grow on steadily. With the sun and the well-drained ground, the bright, satiny, golden-orange flowers will be there through the spring.
Eschscholzia Californica
CALIFORNIA POPPY MISSION BELL
California Poppy Mission Bell Mix Eschscholzia Californica is compact tender perennial wildflower native to California. The best way to start California Poppy Mission Bell seeds is to sow them directly outdoors in spring or fall, because California Poppy does not like to be transplanted. Eschscholzia Californica has the finely divided foliage that is bluish-green in color, and the Mission Bell Mix is a flowering mix of brilliantly colored, saucer-shaped, double or semi-double, orange, yellow, white, red, and pink California Poppy flowers. Eschscholzia Californica grows fast and blooms all summer long.
California Poppy Mission Bell Mix is an ideal wildflower for growing in containers on patio, in cottage gardens, alpine and rock gardens, wildlife gardens, cutting gardens, coastal garden, or in any sunny location. Eschscholzia Californica seeds have to be covered lightly with soil. California Poppy is drought tolerant, and it grows well even in poor soil as long as the soil is well drained. California Poppy Mission Bell will self-sows itself easily and grow back year after year.
PLANT PROFILE
Season: Perennial/Annual
Height: 12-18 inches
Bloom Season: Spring/Summer
Environment: Full Sun
Soil Type: Average/Poor/Dry/Moist well-drained, pH 6.6-7.5
USDA Zones: 8-10 (As Perennial) All Regions of North America (As Annual)
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Sow Indoors: N/A
Sow Outdoors: Spring/Fall
Seed Depth: 1/8 Inch
Germination Time: 14-28 Days