How to Grow California Poppies

Nothing to do on a Sunday morning, are you bored to see the same TV shows everyday and want to do something new or different and exciting? Well what about planting this little curious plants, called the California Poppies or in a very scientific term the Eschscholiza Californica. These are not common seeds you know, they could if you were living in the state of California, or some nearby states, also in Sonora or Chihuahua, Mexico but even if you live there, maybe you haven’t heard of them, or maybe you have, and its name called your attention. There is some the lack of information, that could either be positive for you or not, because it could give some intensity, emotion and care to the activity itself and who wouldn’t have the interest for an activity if he thought it could be a little risky.

Well just so you to know, California Poppies are perennial herbs that grow about 30 cm from the ground, with beautiful grayish green leaves that are finely divided. Most of its flowers have four petals in a range of colors from white to red, but you should find them usually in orange and yellow, a real beauty, it’s also the state flower from California. Unfortunately for those people who liked the topic because of its illegal feeling, you have to know that this flower does not contain opium, this was kind of obvious after the part of being a state plant, because which state, specially in the United States would put as a state plant an illegal one.

Well after some broken dreams, let’s get to the part where you ask yourself the process of planting the California Poppies ok. Well for the better growing process of your California Poppies there are some simple recommendations and considerations that you should have in mind:

First of all, California Poppies should be planted by direct seeding if possible, if you are really going to plant them, do it as recommended. If you are transplanting its very helpful to do it when they are very young. To grow the California Poppies with success, they should also be planted with a good drainage (they need it).

This kind of plant does not perform very well in small containers, so give them the right space and don’t keep them in a jar for God’s sake. As so many plants, they grow beautifully in cool but sunny conditions. You may do it for fun or just as an experiment. California Poppies.