Description

Botanical Interests' Mission Bells California Poppy Seeds (Eschscholzia californica) bring a lively, colorful display to your garden with their striking 2″ to 3″ saucer-shaped blooms in rose, red, orange, white, and yellow. These ruffled, semi-double and double flowers add a carpet of summer hues that last from spring to frost. A low-maintenance, heat- and drought-tolerant plant, Mission Bells thrives in full sun and is highly attractive to pollinators. Often self-sowing, it provides years of beauty, requiring minimal care while adding vibrant, cheerful color to any landscape.

Botanical Name: Eschscholzia californica
Family: Papaveraceae
Native: North America
Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 8–10; usually grown as an annual.
Plant Dimensions: 9″–18″ tall and wide
Variety Information: 2″–3″ rose, red, orange, white, and yellow silky, saucer-shaped flowers with four delicate, slightly ruffled paper-like petals.
Type: California
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Period: Spring to frost
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is 50°–60°F, or early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring. Mild Climates: Late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 7–14 days
Seed Depth: Scatter and rake in lightly
Thinning: When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 4″–6″

3,120 seeds.