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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Leaves: Other: Blue-green, finely divided.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: Surface sow, covering with a thin layer of soil.
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • California Poppy Red

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Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2021-05-01
California Poppy Red (Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado'); Decatur
Location: Decatur, GA
Date: 2021-05-01
California Poppy Red (Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado'); Decatur

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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