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Eschscholzia lobbii is a species of poppy known by the common name frying pans. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothills. Frying pans is a small annual herb growing from a patch of segmented leaves with pointed leaflets. It produces erect stalks up to 15 centimeters in height each bearing a single poppy flower. The petals are about a centimeter long and bright yellow to somewhat orange. The fruit is a capsule 3 to 7 centimeters long containing tiny brown seeds. The plant is named after William Lobb (1809 - 1864), the English plant collector.
Though not used as often as California Poppy (E. californica), this one would be a great choice for Central Valley gardens. Its best use is in a meadow-like patch of annual wildflowers.
Annual herb
2 - 6 in Tall
6 in Wide
Yellow
Spring
Full Sun
Very Low
Max 2x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 0° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Adaptable.
By seed
7*, 8*, 9*, 11, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Grasslands and open places
Valley Grassland
Works very will with blue, pink or purple flowered annuals such as Bird's Eye Gilia (Gilia tricolor), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii), Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta), Clarkia spp., Lupine (Lupinus spp.), Phacelia, and Sidalcea, or geophytes such as Allium, Brodiaea, Calochortus, Dichelostemma and Fritillaria. Also good with low-growing forms of perennials such as Ceanothus and Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.)