General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Plant Spread: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Other: 4 inch long capsule tapers vertically to a point.
Fruiting Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Other: Fading to yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

Common names
  • Mexican Gold Poppy

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