Eschscholzia californica 'Red Chief'
California Poppy 'Red Chief'
Eschscholzia californica is an ornamental plant which is the official state flower of California. Easy to cultivate and drought tolerant. The California poppy will self-seed. A plant that enjoys a sunny site with poor, well-drained soil. It produces single blooms that come in shades of orange, red, yellow or white, which are followed by long, curved seed-pods. 'Red Chief' has scarlet red flowers.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
California Poppy 'Red Chief'
Latin name
Eschscholzia californica 'Red Chief'
type
Annual
family
Papaveraceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.15 M
0.35 M
Eschscholzia californica 'Red Chief'
Eschscholzia californica is an ornamental plant which is the official state flower of California. Easy to cultivate and drought tolerant. The California poppy will self-seed. A plant that enjoys a sunny site with poor, well-drained soil. It produces single blooms that come in shades of orange, red, yellow or white, which are followed by long, curved seed-pods. 'Red Chief' has scarlet red flowers.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Great for growing in container pots. Will thrive in poor soil. Needs staking. Eschscholzia have a long taproot and dislike transplanting, so it is better to sow them directly outdoors where they are to flower. They do best in an open sunny open site as the blooms do not open in shade but will grow in most soils.
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