56 – 70 days. Mission Bells California poppy seeds grow a classic, durable, and authentic touch of the cool California hills in your home or garden. Mission Bells California poppy is easy to grow from seed and a hardy full sun performer, yet still elegant enough for any fresh cut basket or bouquet. Mission Bells seeds promise neat 12” tall California poppies bursting with gorgeous 2 – 3” blooms in a seasonal mix of peach, rose, canary, magenta, white, and bronze. Mission Bells California poppies grow natively in the temperate coastal climates of the Pacific Northwest, but promise to thrive in a number of cool summer gardens across the country.
Growing Mission Bells California Poppy Garden Seeds
- Taxonomy: Eschscholzia californica
- Seed Type: Annual
- Sow Indoors or Outdoors: Mission Bells California poppy seeds are frost tolerant and can be sown directly outdoors in either late fall or early spring. California poppy seeds have a wildflower growth habit and can be broadcasted similarly. Blend 1 part California poppy seed to 5 parts sand to increase visibility during sowing and lightly rake and tamp. For earliest spring blooms, begin California poppy seeds indoors 2 – 3 weeks prior and transplant to either indoors or out.
- Days to Maturity: 56 – 70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 3 – 10
- Planting Depth: Plant 2 – 3 seeds ¼” deep or broadcast directly
- Plant Spacing: 8”
- Growth Habit: 12” tall upright shrub with an 8 – 12” spread and classic 2 – 3” poppy blooms
- Soil Preference: Average, loamy, well-drained
- Light Preference: Full sun
- Diseases/Pests/Troubleshooting: Mission Bells California poppy seeds thrive in cool summers and will not perform well in high humidity and intense summer heat. California poppies are susceptible to root rot, powdery mildew, and botrytis fungus in wet and poorly drained soils. California poppies have no serious pests or diseases.
- Color: A mix of shades of peach, rose, canary, magenta, white, and bronze
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Seeds Per Package:
- 1 oz - Approximately 18,000 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 72,00 Seeds
Mission Bells California poppy seeds are frost tolerant and can be sown directly outdoors in either late fall or early spring. California poppy seeds have a wildflower growth habit and can be broadcasted similarly. Blend 1 part Mission Bells California poppy seed to 5 parts sand to increase visibility during sowing and lightly rake and tamp. For earliest spring blooms, begin California poppy seeds indoors 2 – 3 weeks prior and transplant to either indoors or out. Plant 2 – 3 Mission Bells California poppy seeds ¼” deep and 8” apart in average, loamy, and well-drained soil in full sun, or broadcast seed-sand mix directly. Mission Bells California poppy seeds thrive in cool summers and will not perform well in high humidity and intense summer heat. Mission Bells California poppies are susceptible to root rot, powdery mildew, and botrytis fungus in wet and poorly drained soils. California poppies have no serious pests or diseases. Mission Bells California poppy seeds mature in 56 – 70 days as 12” tall upright shrubs with an 8 – 12” spread and classic 2 –3” poppy blooms in a mix of peach, rose, canary, magenta, white, and bronze.
Eschscholzia californica is native to the cool and moderate expanses of the western United States and Mexico and has been the official state flower of California since 1903. Colusa and San Luis Obispo counties are homes to stunning and natural rolling meadows of the iconic golden orange California poppy. The genus Eschscholzia honors pioneering Baltic German naturalist and entomologist Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz who explored California and the greater Pacific northwest in the early 19th Century.