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California Poppy Red Chief in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

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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plant Features
  • California Poppy Red Chief likes full sun

    Full sun

  • California Poppy Red Chief likes very little water

    Very little water

  • California Poppy Red Chief is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • California Poppy Red Chief likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

California Poppy 'Red Chief'

Latin name

Eschscholzia californica 'Red Chief'

type

Annual

family

Papaveraceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    California Poppy Red Chief likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    California Poppy Red Chief is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    California Poppy Red Chief likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    California Poppy Red Chief likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown California Poppy Red Chief is 0.15meters x 0.35meters 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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