Poppy California Mikado
Eschscholzia californica
Annual. (Perennial in USDA zones 7 or warmer, though often over-winters in other areas.) Mikado Poppy with its stunning, saucer shaped bright orange-red flowers adds loads of color when planted en masse. A heat and drought tolerant plant requiring little care, it self-sows, providing years of springtime beauty. Deer resistant.
Full sun. Blooms in spring and fall
Height: 6" - 12" tall
Days to Emerge: 10
Seed Depth and Spacing: Scatter and rake in lightly
Thinning:Not necessary
When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost or as soon as soil can be worked; or early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring.
When to start inside: Not recommended; does not transplant well.
Artist: Pat Fostvedt