Eschscholzia californica

California Poppy

Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.