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Dendromecon rigida

Bush Poppy.

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Bush Poppy flowers - grid24_24
Bush Poppy flowers - grid24_24
Dendromecon rigida, Bush Poppy, is flowering here in the chaparral of San Luis Obispo county, California, in the late spring. - grid24_24
Dendromecon rigida, Bush Poppy, is very showy in flower.  - grid24_24
Dendromecon rigida, Bush Poppy. play movie
An evergreen shrub normally 6 feet tall. It has yellow flowers, 2 inches across in March - June, grey-green leaves. Native to calif. coast ranges. Likes sun, fast-draining soil, better in clay soil if given no water after est.. If happy in location will grow to 6 feet in two years. Will tolerate almost garden conditions if given perfect drainage. Use where a tough flowering shrub is needed. Tougher than Dendromecon Harfordii in almost all respects and gives a good-excellent show in the spring. It had no cold damage at 5 deg. Froze to the ground at 0, but recovered rapidly. Do not fertilize either of these.

Dendromecon rigida tolerates clay and serpentine.

Foliage of Dendromecon rigida has color silver and is evergreen.
Flower of Dendromecon rigida has color yellow.

Communities for Dendromecon rigida:Chaparral.

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 6 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 3.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 31.00 to 90.00

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