Eschscholzia californica ‘Purple Gleam’
$6.60 – $7.30
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Purple Gleam Poppy
This herbaceous perennial wildflower is a color variety of our beloved California state flower. A form of the California poppy with pink to purple flowers.
It is drought-tolerant, self-seeding, and easy to grow in gardens. To avoid the self-seeding, simply remove the old flowers.
Blooms close at night and during cloudy weather. In the landscape, use in borders, bulb cover, in containers, massing, bedding, and in rock gardens.
Blooms March to October.
Lifeform: Annual
Sun: Full Sun
Other: Attracts Bees, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
| Ecological Value | Rich nectar and pollen source for a diversity of bees. Quail love the seeds. |
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| Container | D-16 |
| Historical Uses | California Native American tribes used the poppy as a calming agent. The Pomo tribes used the crushed seeds topically, the Mendocino people used the roots as an external cleansing agent, and the Ohlon |
| Distribution | native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America. |
| Elevation | Between 0 and 6,561 feet |
| Habitat | Dry climates, plains, hill, valleys, roadsides, and disturbed grounds. |
