- Author: Mandy Salm
- Editor: Kamille Hammerstrom
Published on: May 22, 2017
Springtime means my favorite flower, the simple but abundant and beautiful Eschscholzia californica or California poppy is in full, glorious bloom. Belonging to the papaveraceae family, this flowering plant is native to the US and Mexico and can be found growing from southern Washington down to Baja. Usually considered an annual, there is often a second bloom in autumn. The flower loves open, grassy areas such as the arid grasslands of California's intermontane valleys or seaside meadows. In proper conditions it can be grown as a perennial, developing a deep-rooted, thick orange taproot (which the gophers in my yard find rather tasty).
These easy-going, drought tolerant plants sport soft fern-like blue-green foliage and...
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