Eschscholzia californica

California Poppy

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.

Plant Type: Perennials

Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen, Deciduous

Overall Mature Size: Small

Also Grown As: Bush

Mature Height & Spread: 6-12'' x 6-12''

Natural Growth Habit: Spreading

Native To: California

Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water: Medium Water, Low Water

Flower Color: Orange / Pink / Red / White / Yellow

Bloom Time: Spring, Summer

Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant

Container Sizes: #1

Sunset Garden Zones: 1-24, H1

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-10

A Bit More

Eschscholzia californica, the California Poppy, is a drought-tolerant wildflower known for bright orange, yellow, pink, white, or red cup-shaped flowers and blue-green foliage. Often an annual in cold zones, perennial in warmer ones, it thrives in full sun, well-drained soil and handles desert/seacoast locations well. It attracts pollinators and birds and is deer-resistant. It is low-maintenance and provides colorful blooms from spring to fall. Best uses are in beds, borders, rock gardens, meadows, containers, xeriscaping.

A Bit More

Eschscholzia californica, the California Poppy, is a drought-tolerant wildflower known for bright orange, yellow, pink, white, or red cup-shaped flowers and blue-green foliage. Often an annual in cold zones, perennial in warmer ones, it thrives in full sun, well-drained soil and handles desert/seacoast locations well. It attracts pollinators and birds and is deer-resistant. It is low-maintenance and provides colorful blooms from spring to fall. Best uses are in beds, borders, rock gardens, meadows, containers, xeriscaping.