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Eschscholzia papastillii
Cryptic desert poppy (Eschscholzia papastillii) is a small annual wildflower of the Mojave and Colorado deserts of California, bearing yellow poppy flowers after rain. It is a desert native best grown with sharp drainage, full sun and very little water.
Eschscholzia papastillii is a species of poppy known by the common names Mojave poppy or cryptic desert poppy.
It is found in desert habitats. The plant ranges from the northern Mojave, south through Joshua Tree National Park to San Diego County.
Joshua Tree Poppy · Tufted poppy · California poppy · Eschscholzia elegans · Desert poppy · San Benito poppy · Lemmon's poppy · Fryingpans · Pygmy poppy · Eschscholzia palmeri · Parish's poppy · Channel Island poppy
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eschscholzia papastillii 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.
