The Californian poppy...
Eschcholzia californica, is one of the most dazzling summer annuals. In a warm year, flowering throughout summer, the satiny flowers and delicately fringed foliage form a compact growth structure (15x12cms/12x6in) excellent for bedding and dry, mixed borders. Eschcholzia come in gorgeous shades of orange, yellow and red and grow best in full sun, as blooms close at night and in dull weather. Good in seaside gardens. Autumn sow where plants are to bloom, or sow in March or April to flower later that year. | 
 Best in the summer. |
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