California Poppy

Bright and cheerful, but often overlooked, the California poppy is an annual whose seeds should be planted in the fall — you'll be rewarded with lovely, paper-thin blooms in the spring.

UF/IAS Sites

• Gardening Tips: Annuals Add Color and Beauty to the Garden
• Plant Profiles: California Poppy

UF/IFAS Publications

• Bedding Plants: Selection, Establishment and Maintenance
• Conserving Water in the Home Landscape
• October in the Tallahassee Garden (PDF)

Other Sites

• Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy--Michigan State University Extension
• The Joys of the CA Poppy--University of California Cooperative Extension (PDF)