Poppy California Mission Bells Seed

Eschscholzia californica

Item #1090

Annual. (Perennial in USDA zones 7 or warmer, though often overwinters in other areas). Mission Bells with its stunning, saucer shaped bright rose, red, orange, white and yellow double and semi-double flowers adds loads of color when planted in mass. A heat- and drought tolerant plant requiring little care, it will self-sow, providing years of springtime beauty. Deer resistant.

Annual (Perennial in USDA zone 7 or warmer)

Full sun

Blooms in spring and fall

6”-12” tall

Days to Emerge:
10 days

Seed Depth
and Spacing:
Scatter and
rake in lightly

Thinning:
Not necessary

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost or as soon as soil can be worked; or early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring.

When to start inside: Not recommended; does not transplant well.

Artist: Jackie McFarland

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