Category: Botanic Randomness

Random thoughts and random facts on botany.

The California Poppy

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Of these things, I’ve seen a few, but I’ve not seen many more.Thus what follows is based instead on little bits of lore. The California Poppy, the California Gold Poppy, Eschscholzia californica, a California wild flower, is said to be native to: California Coastal Oregon Nevada Arizona New Mexico Sonora northwestern Baja California The California […]

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The Fivespot

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Of these things, I’ve seen a few, but I’ve not seen many more. Thus what follows is based instead on little bits of lore The fivespot, Nemophila maculata, a California wild flower, is said to likely feel at home in: sandy, somewhat alkaline soils which drain fast, or, at least, not slowly. temperatures between 24° […]

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