Carried by 5 nurseries
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Windpoppy is a genus of annual plant in the family Papaveraceae. It was formerly included in the monotypic genus, Stylomecon heterophylla, but it has been reclassified to the Papaver genus which includes a few other poppies native to California and north western Mexico. It's flowers are distinctly different from California Poppy. The petals of Windpoppy are more crinkly and bright red-orange with dark centers. In the wild it is found in foothill area of the Sierras and Coast Ranges from the Bay area to San Diego. It makes a nice oak understory planting.
Annual herb
1 - 2 ft Tall
None
Orange, Red
Spring
Partial Shade
Very Low
Max 2x / month once established
Fast, Medium, Slow
Adaptable.
4, 5, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Openings in chaparral, mixed in grasslands, or in the understory of oaks
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Northern Oak Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland
Various Oaks (Quercus spp.), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Lemonade Berry (Rhus integrifolia), Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Dudleya spp., native grasses and geophytes such as Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 2 likely
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Armyworm Moth
Mythimna unipuncta