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Joshua Tree Poppy

Eschscholzia androuxii

Joshua Tree Poppy
Photo: Joshua Tree National Park, Public domain

Joshua Tree poppy is a small annual wildflower from the Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California, grown from seed and not a tree despite the tag. It is a desert native that needs full sun, good drainage and very little water.

Family
Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly during the growing season and let the soil dry out fully between waterings; avoid soggy soil.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-draining soil.
Temperature
15-30 °C; tolerates heat, protect from frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
California
Climate
subtropical

About

Eschscholzia androuxii is a species of poppy known by the common name Joshua Tree poppy.

The plant is endemic to the counties of Riverside and San Bernardino in Southern California (United States).

Other Eschscholzia plants

Tufted poppy · California poppy · Eschscholzia elegans · Desert poppy · San Benito poppy · Lemmon's poppy · Fryingpans · Pygmy poppy · Eschscholzia palmeri · Cryptic Desert Poppy · Parish's poppy · Channel Island poppy

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eschscholzia androuxii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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