California Orange Poppy
When you see this flower planted in mass, you realize why it is their state flower.
The California Poppy is a perennial that is usually grown as an annual.
The orange, silky, saucer shaped 2 to 3 inch flowers have 4 delicate paper-like petals.
In zones 7-11, though, the foliage often overwinters.
The Poppy Orange can be used as a cut flower, wildflower plantings, and for soil erosion control.
The California Poppy Orange, 'Eschscholzia californica', is the state flower of California.
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For organic disease control, try the following: test your treatments, start early in the morning, don't apply treatments in windy or wet weather, treat only when the weather is cool, make sure you are covered up.
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