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Diamondpetal California poppy

Eschscholzia rhombipetala

Also called Diamond Petaled California Poppy, Diamond Petaled Poppy

Diamondpetal California poppy
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5

Diamondpetal California poppy is a small, short-lived annual wildflower native to western California, known for its tiny yellow flowers. It grows best in full sun and well-drained soil, and is most often grown in a sunny garden bed or wildflower patch.

Family
Papaveraceae (Poppy family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly when establishing, then let the soil dry between waterings; it tolerates dry conditions well once established.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, well-drained soil; poor soil is fine.
Temperature
10–25 °C; tolerates mild frost, protect from hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. California
Climate
temperate

About

Eschscholzia rhombipetala, the diamond-petaled California poppy, is endemic to California.

It a relative of the California poppy, with diminutive flowers.

Other Eschscholzia plants

Joshua Tree Poppy · 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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eschscholzia rhombipetala 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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