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Eschscholzia californica Colour Champagne and Roses - California poppy

Eschscholzia californica Color Champagne and Roses
California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold

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Very beautiful flower with delicate colours that blend well with love-in-a-mist and blue, pink, and white larkspurs.

Nicole, 12/07/2019

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A hardy annual plant, very easy to grow, with frizzy flowering in champagne and pink colours, abundantly blooming from June to September.
Flower size
7 cm
Height at maturity
25 cm
Exposure
Sun
Annual / Perennial
Annual
Germination time (days)
10 days
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Sowing period February to April
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Flowering time May to September
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Description

The 'Colour Champagne and Roses' California Poppy, known by its Latin name Eschscholzia californica, is a hardy annual plant that is very easy to grow. Its crumpled, single flowers bloom abundantly from June to September, displaying various colours from creamy white to soft pinks and even red.

Its melliferous flowers attract bees and hoverflies to your garden, providing an undeniable ecological benefit.

The California Poppy gets its common name from the resemblance of its open flowers to those of its Poppy and Corn Poppy cousins, as well as its origin in the American West. This California Corn Poppy features graceful, slightly crumpled "paper flowers" that perfectly complement a pastel-themed flowerbed.

Picking its flowers will allow you to create tender, short-lived bouquets with vibrant colours.

Due to its small size (25 cm (10in) tall and wide), the California Poppy is typically used at the front of flowerbeds, in rock gardens, or in pots on the terrace. It readily self-seeds and forms beautiful, natural-looking flowerbeds year after year.

It can tolerate all types of soil, even dry and poor, but prefers light soils over heavy ones. Full sun exposure will promote its flowering.

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time May to September
Inflorescence Solitary
Flower size 7 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Good for cut flowers Cut flower blooms
Flowering description Its terminal flowers in the shape of shallow cups are fringed. The colour of its flowers can be described in a range of shades from creamy white to pink-red, including soft pinks. The corollas are single and measure 3 to 7 cm (1 to 3in) in diameter.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual
Foliage colour green
Foliage description Its lush, bluish-green foliage is finely divided.

Plant habit

Height at maturity 25 cm
Spread at maturity 25 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Eschscholzia

Species

californica

Cultivar

Color Champagne and Roses

Family

Papaveraceae

Other common names

California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold

Origin

North America

Planting and care

Sow California poppy from March to May directly in place in rows spaced 15cm (6in) apart. Cover the seeds regularly with 1cm (0in) of fine soil and water. The seeds will germinate in 5 to 10 days. When the young plants are strong enough, you can thin out your sowing by transplanting some seedlings 15cm (6in) apart. Repeat your sowings every 15 days from March to May to ensure regular and abundant flowering from June to September. By sowing under cover in February at 15-20°C (59-68°F), you can obtain young plants ready to be transplanted after the last frost and have the first flowering as early as May.

Sowing period

Sowing period February to April
Germination time (days) 10 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery
Type of use Edge of border, Container
Ease of cultivation Beginner
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil moisture all types, The California poppy can adapt to all types of soil, even dry and poor, but prefers light soils over heavy soils.
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