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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

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Eschscholzia Californica, or more commonly know as California Poppy, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) with green foliage and orange flowers of the genus Eschscholzia. It has a moderate growth rate and a height of 1.2 feet at maturity. Its duration is annual which means it grows for one season only. It's active growth period is spring summer fall, blooms during late spring and is somewhat tolerant of shade. Eschscholzia Californica or California Poppy's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

Category: Dicot
Genus: Eschscholzia
Family: Papaveraceae
Order: Papaverales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Division: Magnoliophyta
Duration: Annual Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status: L48 (N) HI (I) CAN (I)
PLANTS Invasive Status: SEEPPC
Active Growth Period: Spring Summer Fall
After Harvest Regrowth Rate: Slow
Allelopath: No
Bloat: None
C:N Ratio: Medium
Coppice Potential: No
Fall Conspicuous: No
Fire Resistance: No
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Conspicuous: Yes
Foliage Color: Green
Foliage Porosity Summer: Porous
Foliage Porosity Winter: Porous
Foliage Texture: Medium
Fruit/Seed Color: Brown
Fruit/Seed Conspicuous: No
Growth Form: Single Crown
Growth Rate: Moderate
Height Mature (feet): 1.2
Leaf Retention: No
Lifespan: Short
Low Growing Grass: No
Resprout Ability: No
Shape and Orientation: Erect
Toxicity: None
Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils: No
Adapted to Fine Textured Soils: Yes
Adapted to Medium Textured Soils: Yes
Anaerobic Tolerance: Medium
CaCO3 Tolerance: Medium
Cold Stratification Required: No
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Fertility Requirement: Low
Fire Tolerance: Low
Frost Free Days Minimum: 120
Hedge Tolerance: None
Moisture Use: Low
pH (Minimum): 5.8
pH (Maximum): 7.5
Planting Density per Acre Minimum: 4900
Planting Density per Acre Maximum: 19000
Precipitation (Minimum): 8
Precipitation (Maximum): 18
Root Depth Minimum (inches): 10
Salinity Tolerance: None
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Temperature Minimum (°F): 7
Bloom Period: Late Spring
Commercial Availability: Routinely Available
Fruit/Seed Abundance: High
Fruit/Seed Period Begin: Summer
Fruit/Seed Period End: Summer
Fruit/Seed Persistence: No
Propagated by Bare Root: No
Propagated by Bulbs: No
Propagated by Container: Yes
Propagated by Corms: No
Propagated by Cuttings: No
Propagated by Seed: Yes
Propagated by Sod: No
Propagated by Sprigs: No
Propagated by Tubers: No
Seed per Pound: 269888
Seed Spread Rate: Moderate
Seedling Vigor: High
Small Grain: No
Vegetative Spread Rate: None

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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

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