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California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica (California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold) is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States and Mexico, and the official state flower of California.

It is a perennial or annual growing to 5–60 in (13–152 cm) tall, with alternately branching glaucous blue-green foliage. The leaves are ternately divided into round, lobed segments. The flowers are solitary on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals, each petal 2 to 6 cm (0.79 to 2.36 in) long and broad; flower color ranges from yellow to orange, with flowering from February to September. The petals close at night or in cold, windy weather and open again the following morning, although they may remain closed in cloudy weather. The fruit is a slender, dehiscent capsule 3 to 9 cm (1.2 to 3.5 in) long, which splits in two to release the numerous small black or dark brown seeds. It survives mild winters in its native range, dying completely in colder climates.

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      • Chinese Houses
      • Baby Blue Eyes
      • Bachelor Blues
      • Drummond Phlox
      • Plains Coreopsis
      • Farewell-To-Spring
      • Scarlet Flax
      • Globegilia
      • Larkspur Rocket
      • California Poppy
      • Flanders Poppy
      • Shirley Poppy
      • Rocky Mountain Bee Balm
      • Baby Snapdragon
      • Sunflower
      • Tidy Tips
      • Wallflower
      • Arrowleaf Balsamroot
      • Pacific Aster
      • Black-eyed Susan
      • Blanket Flower
      • Blue Flax
      • Colorado Columbine
      • Aspen Daisy
      • Purple Coneflower
      • Prairie Coneflower
      • Lanceleaf Coreopsis
      • Dame's Rocket
      • Fire Flower
      • Wild Geranium
      • Desert Globemallow
      • Golden Banner
      • Iceland Poppy
      • Rocky Mountain Iris
      • Maiden Pinks
      • Red Mexican Hat
      • Mountain Lupine
      • Large Flowered Penstemon
      • Rocky Mountain Penstemon
      • Wasatch Penstemon
      • White Evening Primrose
      • Showy Goldeneye
      • Northern Sweetvetch
      • White Yarrow
    • Gardening Tips for High Altitude Planting >
      • Roses
      • Vines
      • Tree & Plant Reference Guide >
        • Evergreens >
          • Firs
          • Pines
          • Spruce
        • Deciduous >
          • Aspen
          • Ash
          • Birch
          • Chokecherry
          • Cottonwood
          • Crabapple
          • Fruit Trees
        • Fruits and Berries
        • Shrubs
      • Vegetable Planting Schedule
    • Gardening Blog
    • Seasonal >
      • Fall >
        • Fall Bulbs for Spring Blossoms
      • Christmas
  • The Bulk Yard
  • The Gift Boutique
  • Irrigation
  • Contact Us
    • Job Openings
    • Directions and Hours of Operation
    • Survey
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