Purple Gleam
California poppy(Eschscholzia californica)
A distinctive cultivar with painterly, single cup-shaped flowers in light purple-pink to dusky rose shades that appear 'brushed on,' each with a paler, creamy shimmering center.
Visual Characteristics
Lavender-rose to dusky mauve-purple single flowers with a paler cream inner center; loose free-branching mounds of lacy blue-green foliage; about 12-18 in tall.
Growing Tips
Full sun; tolerates poor, dry or good soil. Deadhead for extended bloom. Flowers close in the evening and on cloudy days. Cool-weather annual or short-lived perennial; blooms spring into summer.
Resistance Information
Disease Resistance
Tolerant of poor, dry soils; susceptible to rot in overly wet conditions like the species.
Where to Buy
Sourcing information coming soon. Check local nurseries and seed banks for availability.