How to tend a Eschscholzia californica

Also known as: Omonoia californica (Cham.) Raf., Chryseis californica (Cham.) Lindl., Chryseis douglasii Hook. & Arn. ex Torr. & A.Gray, Chelidonium multifidum Moc. & Sessé ex DC., Chryseis caespitosa Torr. & A.Gray, Chryseis compacta Lindl., Chryseis crocea Lindl., Chryseis hypecoides Torr. & A.Gray, Chryseis tenuifolia Torr. & A.Gray, Eschscholzia absinthiifolia Greene, Eschscholzia ambigua Greene, Eschscholzia angularis Greene, Eschscholzia apiculata Greene, Eschscholzia benedicta Greene, Eschscholzia bernardina Greene, Eschscholzia bernardina var. coarctata Fedde, Eschscholzia biolettii Greene, Eschscholzia brandegeei Greene, Eschscholzia californica var. ambigua (Greene) Jeps., Eschscholzia californica var. compacta (Lindl.) Jeps., Eschscholzia californica var. crocea (Benth.) Jeps., Eschscholzia californica var. douglasii (Hook. & Arn. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Jeps., Eschscholzia californica var. luxurians Fedde, Eschscholzia californica var. maritima (Greene) Jeps., Eschscholzia californica var. peninsularis (Greene) Munz, Eschscholzia californica var. stricta (Greene) Jeps., Eschscholzia calosperma Greene, Eschscholzia chartacea Fedde, Eschscholzia clevelandi Greene, Eschscholzia cognata Greene, Eschscholzia columbiana Greene, Eschscholzia compacta (Lindl.) Walp., Eschscholzia confinis Greene, Eschscholzia crocea Benth., Eschscholzia crocea var. apiifolia Greene, Eschscholzia crocea var. longissima Greene, Eschscholzia crocea var. sanctarum (Greene) Fedde, Eschscholzia cucullata Greene, Eschscholzia cyathifera Greene, Eschscholzia debilis Greene, Eschscholzia diversiloba Greene, Eschscholzia douglasii (Hook. & Arn. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray, Eschscholzia douglasii Benth., Eschscholzia eastwoodiae Greene, Eschscholzia floribunda Greene, Eschscholzia floribunda var. gorgonica Greene, Eschscholzia floribunda var. gracillima Fedde, Eschscholzia foeniculacea Greene, Eschscholzia gigas Fedde, Eschscholzia glauca Greene, Eschscholzia granulata Greene, Eschscholzia granulata var. minuscula Fedde, Eschscholzia helleriana Greene, Eschscholzia helleriana var. tilingii Fedde, Eschscholzia inflata Greene, Eschscholzia isostigma Greene, Eschscholzia juncea Greene, Eschscholzia lacera Greene, Eschscholzia leptandra Greene, Eschscholzia leptomitra Greene, Eschscholzia leucosticta Greene, Eschscholzia macrantha Greene, Eschscholzia marcida Greene, Eschscholzia marcida var. monticola Greene, Eschscholzia maritima Greene, Eschscholzia menziesiana Greene, Eschscholzia menziesiana var. anemophila Greene, Eschscholzia menziesiana var. coarctata Fedde, Eschscholzia menziesiana var. nesiaca Fedde, Eschscholzia menziesiana var. recedens Greene, Eschscholzia microloba Greene, Eschscholzia nitrophila Greene, Eschscholzia oregana Greene, Eschscholzia peninsularis Greene, Eschscholzia physodes Greene, Eschscholzia picta Greene, Eschscholzia pseudoinflata Fedde, Eschscholzia recta Greene, Eschscholzia revoluta Greene, Eschscholzia revoluta var. caudatocalyx Fedde, Eschscholzia rigida Greene, Eschscholzia robusta Greene, Eschscholzia rosea auct., Eschscholzia sanctarum Greene, Eschscholzia scariosa Greene, Eschscholzia scariosa var. dichasiophora Fedde, Eschscholzia setchellii Fedde, Eschscholzia shastensis Greene, Eschscholzia straminea Greene, Eschscholzia stricta Greene, Eschscholzia tenuisecta Greene, Eschscholzia thermophila Greene, Eschscholzia tristis Fedde, Eschscholzia vernalis Greene, Eschscholzia xylorrhiza Greene, Eschscholzia yainacensis Greene, Eschscholzia yainacensis var. modocensis Fedde, Eschscholzia californica var. californica , Eschscholzia douglasii Hook. & Arn., Eschscholzia crocea var. rosea (J.J.Veitch) J.Vick

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead and pest branches timely

About this plant

Origin
United States, Mexico
Category
Papaveraceae, Eschscholzia
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period April-August, fruiting period June-September
Flower colors
orange yellow
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