Re: California poppies



On Sun, 19 Sep 1999 K1MIZE@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 9/19/99 11:11:43 AM EST, nsterman@mindsovermatter.com 
> writes:
> 
> << Anyway, my point is, I was was out in the garden this
>  morning and the California poppies have already sprouted!  I've never seen
>  them sprout before November before. >>
> 
> Nan:
> 
> Sorry I can't answer your strawberry question, although I have one of my own, 
> of which more later.  As to the question of California poppies sprouting, I 
> find them coming up in my garden all year long!  However, I irrigate most of 
> the garden right through the summer, so that may be why.  They usually make 
> small plants, but I actually have a few flowering amongst the marigolds and 
> chives in my vegetable garden as we speak.  It is true that the main "flush" 
> of new growth begins in the fall with the first rains, though.

I visited the Antelope Valley Poppy reserve (here in southern california)
a while back and learned that california poppies can be perennials
sometimes.  They told me at the visitors center that they don't really
know why this happens but suspect increased watering has something to do
with it.  I have tried this at home by watering a few of the poppy plants
that came up last fall and so far, the plants are still nice and green
although I haven't seen any flowers.  Stilll, the leaves are quite pretty
in their own right being grey and fern-like.
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