Californian poppy - Eschscholzia 'Carmine King'

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Californian poppy - Eschscholzia 'Carmine King'
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

This is a fast-growing and very colourful annual with single red cup-shaped flowers.

The Californian poppy has feathery, bluish-green leaves. It should be planted in full sun, as the flowers require direct sunshine to open. They remain open well into the evening on sunny days. This is an easy plant to grow as it can be sown direct into the ground and will thrive in poor soil, as well as container planters.

Many varieties of Californian poppy provides both nectar and pollen for bees and hoverflies. Various species of beetle are also attracted to the colourful flowers.

Animals

Bees and wasps, Flies, Marmalade hoverfly

Foliage	Green
Flower	Red, June to October
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Non-native