Eschscholzia californica
- Annual
- Bloom Spring to Summer
Bright mix of red, cream, orange, gold and pink.
- Enjoy the beautiful blooms of these easy annuals in beds and borders.
- Poppies make wonderful cut flowers. Cut the flower when it is still in bud, and seal the cut end of the stem with a lighted match to prevent rapid water loss.
- Poppies are also excellent flowers for naturalizing in a wildflower meadow.
- Poppies are great for rock gardens.
- Poppies tend to self-sow reliably; leave some spent flowers to develop seeds.