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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
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Flower
Yellow
Orange
4 Petals
Alternate
Basal
Typical Height
Perennial
Native
Description
EW Bloom Apr - Jun
Height to 18".
Flowers have four large overlapping petals. They're orange most places, but usually yellow with an orange center along the coast.
CA native, and the state flower
Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)
Thin orange petals overlap each other. Notice the sheath covering the young bud. Petals close at night and open in the morning.
Leaves are grey-green and are much divided. The round flat base just below the petals is distinctive and edged in rose-pink.
Across the state, California Poppies fill grassy areas with an orange display from April to July.
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The iconic California Poppy, California's state flower, is widespread and easy to notice. Below the 4 orange petals are gray-green leaves divided int ...
FROM BUD TO SEED - notes by May Chen The two [[sepals]] of the California Poppy are completely fused together to form a pointed hood over the flowe ...
As the petals expand, the calyptra lifts off and falls away. The unfurled flower sits simply on a circular pink disk, the [[receptacle]], which persi ...
Look Ma, no [[sepals]]!
Petals curl up when the sun isn't out, and then unfurl when it is. Californios called this poppy "the sleepy one".