California Poppy Seeds - XL Jelly Beans

BOTANICAL NAME

Eschscholzia californica

LIFE CYCLE

• Perennial

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Spring through Summer

GROWTH HABIT

• Clumping
• Spreading

PLANT HEIGHT

• 10 inches

PLANT TYPE

• Semi-Double
• California
• Ruffled

COLOR

• Mixed

Saccharine sweet semi-double blossoms of orange, red, magenta and gold shine under the sun in the newest California Poppy XL Jelly Beans. Because this variety stays low to the ground at just 10 inches tall, XL Jelly Beans makes the perfect border or front-of-the-garden planting. Once established, California poppies are drought tolerant and do best directly sown in the spring or fall into well-draining soil.

• • Thrives in lean, sandy soil
• • Sow seeds in the fall for earlier spring blooms
• • Sugary sweet, vibrant colors on low-growing plants

PLANTING SEASON

• Fall
• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/16 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 6 to 8 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• 8
• 9
• 10

SEED PREP

• Requires Light
• Stratification