Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida
Blue-gray-leaved chaparral shrub bearing bright golden poppies for weeks in spring. A fire-follower that demands sharp drainage and no summer water.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CA