Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica ssp. californica) is a rare native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California.

Plant type

Perennial herb

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Color

Orange

Special uses

Deer resistant

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland

Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Neoterpes edwardsata

Ni Moth

Trichoplusia ni