California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Plant Details:
Plant Type: Perennial
Plant Family: Papaveraceae
Plant Description: This California state flower is known for covering hillsides and large open spaces with vivid orange, wispy, dainty cup-shaped blossoms that sit on tall, slender stems. Underneath the flowers is a carpet of loosely growing stems covered in fern-like blue-green foliage. Once the flowers are spent, the foliage will take on a straw-brown color. In our cooler climate it may act as a short-lived perennial. With that said, it happily seeds itself around, making it great for meandering through planting beds and adding bursts of color for many years to come.
Maintenance:
Maintenance Type: Perennial - Herbaceous
Plant Care: Perennial - Herbaceous (soft-stemmed plants that die back in winter and regrow in spring): Remove spent blooms to promote rebloom later. Some plants tend to flop over after the first bloom and attempt to regrow from the base; in these cases, the old stems can be cut away in summer. As plants become dormant in the fall, remove dead leaves and stems.
Plant Attributes:
Mature Size: 12-18" tall and wide
Utah Native: Yes
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Unknown
Localscapes: Infill Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Blue-green
Bloom Colors: Orange
Bloom Seasons: Late Summer, Summer
Bloom Period: Jul - Sep
Growing Conditions:
Hardiness Zone: 6 to 10
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement: 
Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Moderate (1/2" every 7-10 days)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes
Garden Location:
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Localscapes Path
- Paths and Pollinators
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Spring -
Summer -
Fall -
Winter
