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Purple Gleam California Poppy Seeds

Eschscholzia californica 'Purple Gleam'

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This unique California Poppy illuminates the late season meadow with stunning purple/pink blooms. A charming statement on its own or paired with the white California Poppy Ivory Castle. Annual.

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About California Poppies This famous flower, the state flower of California, (a very similar sub-species is called Mexican Gold Poppy) carpets whole coastal hillsides up and down the Pacific coast, creating one of the most famous natural wildflower displays in the world, usually in April. Viewing this spectacle from their ships, Spanish explorers thought the “golden display” meant that there was in fact, gold to be found in the flowery hills.

California poppy performs well almost everywhere with its dusty dark green ferny foliage and brilliant golden orange cup shaped flowers. A blooming plant is somewhat frost-resistant, and often reblooms nicely in fall meadows.

Flowers close in cloudy weather. The name “Eschscholzia” is after the Russian botanist, J. F. Eschscholtz, who visited the California coast in the early 1800’s.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Late spring to mid summer

Life Cycle

Annual

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Native
  • Mass Plantings
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance
  • Rock Gardens
  • Deer Resistant

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Seed Coverage

1/4 lb covers 1,089 sq ft
1 lb covers 4,355 sq ft

Days To Germinate

14-28 days, depending on temperature.

Mature Height

16" tall

Soil Type

  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Average
  • Dry

Plant Classification

Native Cultivar (Nativar)

Native To

California

Life Cycle

Annual

Growing Zones

  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

Ideal Region

  • Northeast
  • Southeast
  • Midwest
  • Southwest
  • West
  • Pacific Northwest
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Overall rating: 3.0 / 5 from 1 reviews.

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These were harder to grow than I had thought

"I have turned my entire front yard into a wild flower meadow. I live in Salem, Oregon where the soil is very heavy clay. I already had a large growth of the standard yellow California poppies and a few dozen of the white ones that seemed to like the clay soil. This Purple Gleam has turned out to not like the Oregon clay. Out of a 1/4 pound bag, I ended up with maybe a dozen plants, and they only grew where I had replaced the clay soil with potting soil. I really like the purple flowers on this, so I will try again next year after creating more sections with amended soil. The other thing I noticed about this is that their growing season is much shorter than the yellow CA poppies - the yellow ones are still flowering but the purple ones already in their decline phase with no more flowers."

— Oregon M. (3/5)

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