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Friday - May 28, 2010
From: Centennial, CO
Region: Rocky Mountain
Topic: Seed and Plant Sources
Title: Where can I find poppies that bloom all summer in Centennial CO?
Answered by: Jimmy Mills
QUESTION:
Where can I find poppies that bloom all summer? Are they called California poppies?ANSWER:
The California Poppy Eschscholzia californica (California poppy) is the state flower of California and the NPIN page for it indicates a bloom time of Feb. through Oct. This probably varies with location. Another poppy, the Alpine Poppy Papaver radicatum (rooted poppy) has a bloom time of June to August. Both of these plants occur in central Colorado.
I was able to find two seed sources for the California Poppy, but none for the Alpine Poppy.
Seeds sources for California Poppy:
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