California Poppy seasonal highlights — a year in review

I've been growing California Poppy for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. peak flowering from early to midsummer was the clear high point — everything you're told about California Poppy at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, which I hadn't expected.

exceptional wildlife value for bees, butterflies, and hoverflies is consistent throughout the year, which is one of its real strengths. I've settled on a naturalistic border at the edge of a garden as the ideal position. sowing directly into poor soil as rich soil encourages weeds was the lesson I took into next year. dog walkers or trampling on unmown meadow areas is the only thing that interrupted the enjoyment. Otherwise: excellent.