Poppy California Dairy Maid
Eschscholzia californica
Annual. (Perennial in USDA zones 7 or warmer.) You will melt when you see these charming California poppies in warm shades of baby yellow, butter yellow, and soft apricot yellow. An improved selection, they provide masses of bright sunny color during the cooler weather of spring and fall. The compact plants have elegant, fern-like green leaves that set off their ruffled, semi-double, fluted flowers in yellow and apricot hues. The easy to grow and quick blooming plants provide plenty of blossoms for dainty, short-lived bouquets when cut in the bud stage. They are excellent in naturalized or wildflower areas and look best when planted in mass. An excellent choice for areas needing soil erosion control. Blooms will close in the shade or on cloudy days. Native America wildflower. Deer resistant.
Full sun. Blooms in spring and fall.
Height: 6" - 12" tall
Days to Emerge: 10 Days
Seed Depth and Spacing: 1/8" - 1/4"
Thinning: Not necessary
When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. Cold Climates: 2 to 6 weeks before the average last frost or as soon as the ground can be worked in spring for spring color. Warm Climates: early fall for fall and spring color.
When to start inside: Not recommended because of long tap root that is verydifficult to transplant.
Artist: Peggy Turchette