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  4. Dicots
  5. Buttercups, Poppies, and Allies
  6. Poppy Family
  7. Eschscholzieae
  8. California Poppy
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Top native california poppy

9 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

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9 native plants

Sun and shade

Light

Full sun 2

Soil and water

Moisture

Dry 1 Well drained 1

Water use

Low 1

Soil

Sand 1 Loam 1

Soil pH

Neutral 1 Alkaline 1

Toughness

Drought tolerant

Yes 1

Resists

Dry soil 1 Poor soil 1

Form

Habit

Clumping 1 Mounding 1

Plant type

Annual 9 Wildflower 9
  • California Poppy Eschscholzia californica caterpillars 6 bees 4 hosts 1 food 17 flowers 140
  • Tufted Poppy Eschscholzia caespitosa bees 4 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 17
  • Little Gold Poppy Eschscholzia minutiflora bees 3 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 17
  • San Benito Poppy Eschscholzia hypecoides bees 3 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 15
  • Island Poppy Eschscholzia ramosa bees 3 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 13
  • Lemmon's Poppy Eschscholzia lemmonii bees 3 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 13
  • Goldpoppy Eschscholzia parishii bees 3 hosts 1 food 7 flowers 15
  • Frying Pans Eschscholzia lobbii bees 2 hosts 1 food 8 flowers 14
  • Mojave Poppy Eschscholzia glyptosperma bees 2 hosts 1 food 7 flowers 16

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