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Eschscholzia lobbii
Also called Frying Pans
Eschscholzia lobbii is a small annual California poppy, known as frying pans, that grows in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills, often near vernal pools. It is grown in the garden for its bright yellow to orange flowers, and it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.
Eschscholzia lobbii is a species of poppy known by the common name frying pans. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills. The frying pans is a small annual herb growing from a patch of segmented leaves with pointed leaflets. It produces erect stalks up to 15 centimeters in height each bearing a single poppy flower. The petals are about a centimeter long and bright yellow to somewhat orange. The fruit is a capsule 3 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny brown seeds.
They are common near vernal pools.
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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.
