s from sea level to 2,000m (6,500 feet) elevation in the western United States throughout California, extending to Oregon, southern Washington, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and in Mexico in Sonora and northwest Baja California.It can grow 5–60 cm high, with alternately branching glaucous blue-green plants. The leaves are ternately divided into round, lobed segments. The flowers are introverted on long stems, silky-textured, with four petals, each petal 2-6 cm long and broad; their color ranges from yellow to orange, and flowering is from February to September. The fruit is a slender dehiscent capsule 3-9 cm long, which splits in two to release the plentiful small black or dark brown seeds. It is perpetual in mild parts of its native range, and annual in colder climates; growth is best in full sun and sandy, well-drained, poor loam.
An excellent color inflection to any wildflower planting. The state flower of California. Blooms close each night at sunset or on dull days. The delicately divided foliage is bluish-green in color making classification easy prior to flowering
No comments:
Post a Comment