California poppy (Eschscholzia mexicana)

A much-loved annual wildflower for that cottage garden feel. Extremely easy to grow and will happily seed throughout meadows, gravel gardens, wildlife areas and sunny borders.

Picture taken from our very first native welsh californian poppy field.

Sowing rate: 1-2g per m2

Recommended sowing times: March-May, August-October

RHS plants for pollinators