Error message
Unable to fetch location details at this time.
California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
32.8328, -117.2
Field Notes
Description:
Drought hardy annual native to California.
The leaves are thin and branched. Someone visiting my yard looked saw some seedlings and asked if they were parsely.
Stems and leaves are a green that becomes more greyish as a sign of lack of water stress (grey coloring is a drought adaptation in many plants).
Flowers are a golden orange in color and have four petals. Center of the flower looks like a spiky ball of stamens in the same orange as the petals.
Flowers close at night and open in the day.
Habitat:
Garden
Notes:
These self-seeded from plants I grew from seed last year. The original seed was purchased at a grocery store.
Comments (1)