Poppy California Mission Bells
‘Mission Bells’ with its stunning, saucer-shaped, bright rose, red, orange, white, and yellow double and semi-double, ruffled flowers is the epitome of summer in a carpet of color. A heat- and drought-tolerant plant requiring little care, it will self-sow, providing years of beauty.
Variety Info
- Family: Papaveraceae
- Type:
California Poppy - Native:
North America - Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 8–10; usually grown as an annual.
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Bloom Period:
Spring to frost - Plant Dimensions: 9″–18″ tall and wide
- Variety Info: 2″–3″ rose, red, orange, white, and yellow silky, saucer-shaped flowers with four delicate, slightly ruffled paper-like petals
- Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is 50°–60°F, or early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring. Mild Climates: Late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
- When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.
- Days to Emerge:
7–14 days - Seed Depth: Scatter and rake in lightly
- Thinning:
When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 4″–6″
