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Re: Poppy question

At 08:58 PM 9/23/98 -0700, nancy@lighthousenet.com wrote:
>Does anyone know the name of the poppies growing at Point Sur lighthouse?
>They appear to be related to California's bright orange state flower,
>but they have a prostrate growth habit,
>a small lemon yellow flower and quite silvery leaves.
>The docent gave me a tiny seed pod so I can start some for my window boxes
and
>I would like to know their full name.

Nancy -

Eschscholzia california has a coastal form, E. c. maritima, which grows
from Monterey southward and fits the description you give.  It is a very
handsome plant, good for rock gardens or containers.  I have seen some
similar types growing along the coast north of here as well, so there
may be a tendancy for these type of characteristics to be expressed in
coastal areas.  There is a fair bit of variation in the California Poppy,
as might be suggested by the range of selected 'hybrids' available in
seed catalogs, etc.  I grew the coastal form for years but it tended to
die out in the interior garden in which I had it planted at that time.

Sean A. O'Hara                       sean.ohara@poboxes.com
h o r t u l u s   a p t u s          710 Jean Street
'a garden suited to its purpose'     Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
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