A LITTLE MORE LIFE
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Pollen-rich native blooms offer a food source for bees in dry, sunny gardens.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Needs excellent drainage; often grown as a self-seeding annual. Avoid routine summer watering.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft tall · 1–2 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Spring–summer
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 6–10
- Garden role
- Low, sunny flowers
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of treasure flower.
Gazania rigens
Try california poppy for low, sunny flowers.
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Photo credits & licenses
California poppy: Koshy Koshy · CC BY 2.0
Treasure flower: Waldemar Jan · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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