Eschscholtzia species, other than californica
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Eschscholtzia species, other than californica
Do any of you guys grow any of the other annual desert poppies? I had no idea they even existed until this evening, when reading up on E. californica. Plants like E. ramosa, lemmonii, hypecoides?
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Re: Eschscholtzia species, other than californica
Grow them? No, but they are everywhere here. Here is a snap from yesterday in an area where they are just starting to pop up.
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Re: Eschscholtzia species, other than californica
I grow Eschscholtzia californica ssp. mexicana, or maybe I should say they grow themselves! They've become extremely weedy and can easily take over my entire backyard. In fact, I spent much of today pulling up thousands of them. Don't worry, there's still thousands of them left!
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Re: Eschscholtzia species, other than californica
It looks like E.caespitosa and lobbi are available at rareplants.eu.
http://www.rareplants.es/shop/search.as ... mit=SEARCH
Be nice to try E.ramosa though - the compact silvery leaves on the pictures I've seen when googling would look great in gravel and gabions around my patio!
Anyone in the states have a source of seed for this species?
http://www.rareplants.es/shop/search.as ... mit=SEARCH
Be nice to try E.ramosa though - the compact silvery leaves on the pictures I've seen when googling would look great in gravel and gabions around my patio!
Anyone in the states have a source of seed for this species?
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Re: Eschscholtzia species, other than californica
yes, ramosa was the stand out I thought, the others maybe too similar to californica.
I notice they have Hunnemannia seeds, though. That's a pretty thing that I've seen in Mexico.
I notice they have Hunnemannia seeds, though. That's a pretty thing that I've seen in Mexico.