California, Poppy Seed
CaliforniaPoppy Seed
- Iconic orange wildflowers open mornings and close nightly
- Ferny blue-green foliage remains beautiful between blooms
- Easy establishment suits hot and cool annual gardens
- Excellent for naturalizing sunny, lean ground
Key Attributes
About California, Poppy Seed, Poppy Seed
The California Poppy is a bright orange wildflower that is the most known poppy variety and will grow well throughout the United States. This poppy's foliage is absolutely beautiful and has flowers that close at night and open in the morning. Despite it's name, the California Poppy, grows well in hot or cold regions (annual) and is easy to establish.
Growing details
Plant profile
Seed & variety
Before Planting
Planting
Watering
Fertilizer
Harvesting
Tips
Pests & Diseases
Poppies may develop downy mildew, powdery mildew, Botrytis, damping-off, or bacterial blight. Thin seedlings early and remove plants with distorted, gray-purple growth beneath leaves. Avoid saving seed from blighted capsules, rotate planting sites, and clear volunteer poppies that perpetuate disease.
Tender growth and blooms on poppy may be damaged by aphids, thrips, spider mites, beetles, slugs, or caterpillars. Use hand removal for larger pests and targeted, labeled controls for confirmed infestations, avoiding sprays during pollinator activity.
Native States & Regions
- Arizona
- California
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- Oregon
- Texas
- Utah
- Washington
Native regions: Hot Desert, Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Western
Its Role in the Native Ecosystem
California Poppy supplies pollen, rather than nectar, to visiting bees. As a seasonal wildflower of open, sunny places, it can add an early pulse of floral food before other plants reach full growth. Pair it with nectar-producing flowers so the planting supports different feeding needs.
California Poppy Native Range Map
Native range describes natural occurrence, not the origin of this seed lot or every location where a plant can be grown.
Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets. State-level range does not mean a plant occurs throughout every part of that state.
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