California Poppy Jelly Beans Seeds - Eschscholzia californica

Eschscholzia californica Jelly Beans
California Poppy

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I dare hope to have flowers identical to the image offered, as this was not the case last year.

Christiane, 23/11/2025

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Sow these scintillating, unicoloured or bicoloured flowers that come in bright tones of rare intensity, then let nature take its course. This annual offers a very long flowering period above a wave of very finely cut, bluish-green foliage for fantastic effect. Just as at home in cloister gardens as in sophisticated flower beds, this double flowering plant is delicate as silk and will readily withstand heat, drought and poor soils. It easily self-seeds in light soil.

Flower size

5 cm

Height at maturity

25 cm

Exposure

Sun

Germination time (days)

18 days

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Sowing period February to April

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Flowering time June to September

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Description

Sow the scintillating, unicoloured or bicoloured flowers that come in bright tones of rare intensity of Eschscholzia californica Jelly Beans, then let nature take its course. This annual offers a very long flowering period above a wave of very finely cut, bluish-green foliage for fantastic effect. Just as at home in cloister gardens as in sophisticated flower beds, this double flowering plant is delicate as silk and will readily withstand heat, drought and poor soils. It self-seeds very easily in light soil.

California Poppy ‘Jelly Beans' is a variety obtained from Eschscholtzia californica, a short-lived perennial native to California and the Southwestern United States. This plant develops a taproot and quickly forms a clump of foliage, 25 cm in height and width. The leaves are pinnate, finely cut and of a particularly attractive colour varying between bluish green and green-grey, that contrasts nicely with the colour of its flowers. Depending on when the seeds were sown, flowering takes place from spring to summer. It reveals in the midst of its foliage, double, cup-shaped, silky flowers that reflect the sunlight and only open when it is bright enough. Depending on the plants, they come in many bright shades of white, pink, yellow or orange and can sometimes be variegated. The flowers are melliferous and nectar-rich and are followed by the formation of long, tapering, 7 to 8 cm long, glaucous capsules that contain tiny seeds.

California poppies are a godsend for dry gardens, rock gardens, poor, difficult soils and seaside gardens. They can be sown in perennial beds, natural areas of the garden or even in pots. They are perfect plants for maintenance-free gardens or weekend gardens. Their colours blend beautifully with light blue and mauve hues. They are pretty but short-lived in bouquets.

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Poppies and annual poppies: sowing, growing and care

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Modified the 20 August 2025 by Viviane 12 min.

Poppies and annual poppies: sowing, growing and care

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Annual poppies are undoubtedly among our easiest wild plants to use. Hardy, they require only minimal maintenance. Growing quickly, they produce a dazzling floral display for a season. Their rounded corollas with silky, crumpled petals can showcase all colours and shapes. After flowering, their decorative fruits will scatter countless seeds in the wind. Mischievous and unpredictable, they then invade the most unlikely corners of the garden. Whether they are cornflowers, garden poppies, or California poppies, they thrive in the sun and in well-drained, even poor soil. Very hardy, they can withstand temperatures down to -25°C depending on the variety and are not very demanding. [caption id="attachment_46724" align="alignnone" width="1172"]<img class="size-full wp-image-46724" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Pavot-somnifère.jpg" alt="Papaver somniferum" width="1172" height="780" /> Fluffy heart of a opium poppy.[/caption] Annual poppies are valuable for the gardener as they provide a colourful transition between spring and mid-summer blooms. They effectively fill seasonal gaps in borders, as well as slightly neglected areas of the garden. Especially since the choice is vast: pink or white cornflowers, peony-flowered poppies for a romantic corner, poppies with multiple petals more or less undulating forming plump pom-poms, frayed corollas, bicoloured ones… Poppies have their place everywhere: in natural gardens or flowering meadows, of course, where they mix amiably with grasses and other annuals, but they also invite themselves into urban or classic gardens, where they cheerfully brighten the space. Their simple flowers will bring freshness and a natural touch to a contemporary garden and they will whimsically occupy slopes or open spaces in the garden.

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Flowering

Flower colour multicoloured

Flowering time June to September

Inflorescence Solitary

Flower size 5 cm

Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators

Foliage

Foliage persistence Annual

Foliage colour green

Plant habit

Height at maturity 25 cm

Spread at maturity 25 cm

Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

Eschscholzia

Species

californica

Cultivar

Jelly Beans

Family

Papaveraceae

Other common names

California Poppy

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference • 11071

Planting and care

Sow the seeds of Eschscholzia californica 'Jelly Beans' directly outside, from March to May or in September. The seeds will overwinter without harm. Plants sown in autumn, will flower in spring. Choose a very sunny spot in any poor, well-drained, loosened soil. Bury the seeds at a depth of 1 cm, in small holes spaced 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds so that they do not receive light. Water regularly to keep the soil moist, especially during dry periods. Germination usually takes 14 to 21 days. When the seedlings are large enough to be handled, space them 15 cm apart. You can also sow California poppies indoors from February to March at a temperature of 15-21 °C.

When the seedlings are large enough to be handled, prick them out into pots and grow them in a cool place until the plants are large enough to be planted outdoors.

Cultivation:

These plants require full sun and perfectly drained, sandy or stony soil. The soil in which they grow must be poor. If the soil is too rich, the plant will produce only vegetative growth and become gigantic, eventually toppling over. In the garden, it contents itself with the most difficult situations as long as it is exposed to the sunlight: even in gravel, pebble-filled rockeries and dry slopes. It can be grown in pots and planters. These poppies do not like to be moved because of their taproot which is why it is best to sow them directly in their final locations.

Sowing period

Sowing period February to April

Germination time (days) 18 days

Intended location

Suitable for Meadow, Rockery

Type of use Border, Edge of border, Container, Slope

Ease of cultivation Beginner

Exposure Sun

Soil pH Any

Soil moisture Dry soil, Draining, poor