Yellow California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Yellow California Poppy blooms from May through August.
Mature size, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not.
Growing Yellow California Poppy
Plant it in full sun. It prefers low water. It is hardy in USDA zones 6–10. Expect it to reach about 12 in tall and 8 in wide at maturity, in roughly 1 year.
When to plant Yellow California Poppy
Wait until all danger of frost has passed, then plant out Yellow California Poppy into warm soil; in most zones that means late spring. Planted then, it flowers from May to August.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar: for the middle of its range, start with zone 8 in March.
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