California Poppy Seeds

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Very cheerful

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I purchased these in December and just hand tossed them on a southwestern somewhat barren hillside at the back of our home. By April we had poppies and now it's the end of May and we have a hillside of beautiful California poppies. We did have rain this year so the seeds germinated perfectly and the hillside is sunny from morning to dusk.

Every seed I've purchased from American Meadows has been great.

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Love my poppies. Seeds are easy to spread. Just follow directions. I have these
Year after year, on my steep banks, among succulents, along easement road. They bloom twice a year. No need to water. What a beautiful display of bright orange color. Love American Meadows for all my seeds and gardening needs.
Thank you American Meadows for quality products.

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I have had a difficult time getting most wildflower seeds to germinate. Maybe I have the fattest birds in the neighborhood. I am trying to find ways to hide the seeds from the birds without burying them,as wildflower seeds do not like to be planted just sown on the prepared ground. So far the yarrow is the only wildflower to actively grow. This time I have sown the seed among large gravel beds. I will know next season if this works.

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This is not my first experience planting wild flowers, but it is the first experience of not having a single seed germinate! VERY disappointed in the results of this first purchase with American Meadows.

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Used these all around my property. Nice bright color to fill in empty spaces. Beautiful and so care free.

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Threw the seed around my yard at the wrong time of the year with no prep, and it still grew and bloomed. It popped up in unexpected places - on top of bark, around the base of trees. Each plant was huge with tons of flowers that lasted for more than a month. I LOVE THESE POPPIES!

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These are gorgeous!!! I have them in my rock wall and over a large outdoor area mixed in with fox glove. I get so many complements and all that I did was sprinkle some seeds!!!

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I am a rank beginner but love seeing wild flowers and thought I would try some at our condo on the beach along the Chesapeake Bay. I followed the planting dirctions on the website. Wow! Masses of yellow poppies that lasted for many weeks and are coming up again during our very mild winter here in S.E Virginia. Now I'm going to try some more in the very sandy soil leading down to the beach.I can't believe how easy this was and neither can my neighbors, who are now ordering the seeds for their yards.

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I ordered California Poppy but they shipped Purple Coneflower. Not even close.

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One thing to remember with any wildflower seeds, is to rake the soil before planting. We have sandy soil, which is the best kind, but don't forget to water, water, water to get them established. Next year they'll be even more beautiful as they re-seed everywhere.

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Plenty of seeds to spread over the intended area. Flowerbed gets full sun all day, so dirt there was baked hard. With little prep work, seeds were spread, and lightly covered with soil. Planted with Nasturtium seeds. Watered lightly after planting. Plants came up in expected time; took awhile longer for blooms to show. There aren't as many of the poppy flowers as there are nasturtium, but it's still early in the season. The plants make a perfect groundcover - the entire planting area is covered beautifully.

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These are great in that they are all one color (orange and bloom from july -September. I mixed them in our sedum and rock garden and hope they will reseed for seasons to come!

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I purchased 1/2 lb of poppy seeds in the Fall 2010. I followed the instructions, exactly: rototilled, watered until weeds sprouted, killed weeds with Roundup, waited, sowed seeds.
So far this Spring exactly 5 poppies sprouted. Note: I planted 1/4 lb red poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in an adjacent bed at the same time and got hundreds of blooms. I live in the Sierra foothills, lots of CA poppies eveerywhere.

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I just threw the CA Poppy seed on the unprepaired ground of an overgrown lot behind our house in late December (after the first frost so the existing tall grass and weeds were all brown and dormant), and by March we had tons of bright orange poppy flowers in the field! It looked so awesome, but the flowers were overgrown and wilted in the Central FL heat by late May. Short but sweet wildflower beauty! I would recommend planting poppies in FL in mid to late Dec as they are frost and freeze tolerant and do better in the cool weather. They do not like temps over 80 to 85 for very long. 40's to 70's and sunny is perfect. No supplemental water and no frost protection needed.

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We have just finished a new home on 3 acres of property. The home is above the first hole of a golf course and is cut into a side hill leaving me with several steep banks. I hydro seeded blue flax on the largest bank to hold it and edged it with poppy seeds from American Meadows. The other large bank is mostly rock and a gritty soil. I planted California Poppies and African Daisys from American Meadows and they are growing in profusion. We live in a Mountain Valley on the edge of Hell's Canyon and have a very short growing season. It has been known to snow on the 4th of July. All of these flowers are blooming their heads off with virtually no attention, particularly in the acreage. It has provided instant gratification as a new garden for our new house. I can't imagine all of the negative comments about the poppies. We have harsh weather and extremely poor soil and the poppies love it. I have used the wild flower mix to begin naturalizing some of the acreage. I have just ordered several pounds of wildflower seeds and expect our naturalizing to be outstanding next Spring. By the way, I was unaware they should be planted in the Fall. I planted mine in the Spring and they were probably a bit later than usual, but by August the display was outstanding.

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I have purchased over the years probably 8 lbs. of California poppy seeds from American Meadows. I continue to be disappointed in the germination of what is a local wildflower. California poppies bloom with regularity along our highways, but I continue to be unable to get a significant bloom from the seed I purchase from you. I don't know what I can do to improve the germination. I prepare the seed bed, water two to three times daily for at least 4 - 6 weeks, and still I only get a small amount of poppies for my efforts.

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This is the second year I've tried to get this beautiful flower established with hardly any success. First off, despite the recommended planting and watering, only about 10% actually germinate and even fewer produce flowers. I've amended my soil (we have poor soils in our region), occasionally watered with Miracle Grow and this year did my best to keep the area weeded. (The weeds were doing far better than my California Poppies).

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I planted California poppies with Mexican poppies, lupines, and California bluebells. The deep blues contrast beautifully with the intense yellow and orange of the poppies. These wildflowers did great in the desert, needed very little supplemental irrigation, were entirely pest-free. They re-seed heavily and my goal is to eventually have my entire acre full of these wildflowers.

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Spead on a sunny hillside, they have naturalized and reseeded, just as they should. Perfect.

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Poppies did not come up at all

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I've got profusion of perfectly perky Poppies coming up from seed all over my yard. I couldn't be happier with the results. I'll definitely be ordering more of the same next year. I'd like to eventually cover my 4 acres in Northern California.

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It is next to impossible to find California Poppy Seeds in California. As a Native Californian I want to grow our state flower and have it come back year after year. From past experience with American Meadows, I know these seed grow well and the flowers are beautiful. Now I have my own gold mine in the Golden State.As always excellent service!!

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Generous quantity of seeds, can't wait to see them bloom on my San Diego hillside!

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My first garden for the public views: native California Poppies, proved invaluable towards Community positivity and beauty. I chose to lightly break ground in four rain cycles from December 20th thru April. Sprouts appeared within 2 weeks throughout the plantings, appearing delightfully blue grey. Cycles of blossoms lasted through July. Minor watering was with hand carried gallons, making key differences in isolated dry spots. The second year crop is unplanted, affluent and gloriously ending a first cycle at March 26th review date. Delightful for children at this price and resillency, though not best as picked flowers. I suggest bachelor's buttons for picking, drying and color compliment.

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Reminds of our time in CA. Never get tired of the fields of poppies!

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I scattered these around the border my newly landscaped garden, basically starting from scratch. I had gorgeous bright orange blooms for weeks beginning mid-summer and lasting well into fall.