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Seeds of California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
California poppies are generally grown as an annual in zones 7 and higher, though in the warmer zones they are short lived perennials. They often reseed, but not invasively, and new seedlings are a welcome in any garden. They have distinctive light blue-green ferny foliage. California poppy flowers are typically yellow or orange but new hybrids now include pink, plum and scarlet-red.
Seed collection is easy. The plant produces a long and narrow seed pod shaped somewhat like a darning needle. It turns wheat to tawny brown when the seeds are mature and will begin to split open down a long seam. Gather the pods when they are just beginning to split. Place the pods in an open container and allow them to dry for a few days more before removing the seeds. The seeds are small rounded balls, never larger than a 1/16th of an inch across and are brown in color.
Think Twice Before You Spread California Poppy Seeds
by Curtis Clark, Professor of Bioligical Sciences
California State Polytechnic University at Pomona
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