• Dancing Ballerinas California Poppy Flower Seeds Renee's Garden
  • Dancing Ballerinas California Poppy Flower Seeds Renee's Garden
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Item Number: SWF5981

Dancing Ballerinas California Poppy Flower Seeds

California Poppies in a Range of Colors

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Description

Poppy (California) - Dancing Ballerinas - Eschscholtzia californica Annual - colorful Dancing Ballerina is a graceful mix of special California poppies that have unusual fully double and semi-double blossoms with delicate fluted petals. These paper-thin, glowing flowers bloom in a shimmering range of rich sherbet colors including deep rose, lilac, scarlet, orange, yellow and white. Like all California poppies, you'll find carefree Dancing Ballerina is easy to grow and forgiving of poor soil. The abundant flowers shine on slender stems above feathery, gray-green foliage.

Variety Details

  • Botanical name: Eschscholtzia californica
  • Plant type: Perennial
  • Growth habit: Low Growing
  • Crop category: Flower seed
  • Flower character: Annual - colorful Dancing Ballerina is a graceful mix of special California poppies that have unusual fully double and semi-double blossoms with delicate fluted petals.
  • Recorded feature: Open-Pollinated
  • Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

  • Soil Temperature: above 50°F
  • Planting Depth: 1/4"
  • Germination: 7-14 Days
  • Height At Maturity: 12-15"
  • Sun/Shade: Full Sun
  • Spacing After Thinning: 4-6"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Dancing Ballerinas California Poppy Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Dancing Ballerinas California Poppy Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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Shipping Information

Ships from Northern CA.

Shipping Weight: 0.01 lb

Dimensions: 4.5"L x 3.125"W x 0.1"H

Features

  • Attracts Bees/Butterflies
  • Does Not Require Support
  • Good Cut Flower
  • Good Fall Color
  • Good for Naturalizing
  • Open-Pollinated
  • Requires Summer Water
  • Somewhat Drought Tolerant
  • Useful for Ornamental

Characteristics

USDA Growing Zone: 5 - 10
Bloom Season : Fall
Bloom Season : Spring
Bloom Season : Summer
Flower Color : Mix
Growth Habit : Low Growing
Life Cycle : Perennial
Plant Usage : Attracts Bees/Butterflies
Plant Usage : Ornamental
Planting Time : Fall
Planting Time : Spring
Seed Unit Sizes : Seed Pack
Sun Requirements : Full Sun

Planting & Care

Soil & Water:Sow seeds directly into a finely textured, well-drained garden bed in full sun as early in spring as the ground can be worked. Keep soil moist as seedlings emerge. When mature, poppy plants can handle dry conditions, but they will always bloom longer if regularly watered.

Planting & Growing: Plant as early as possible in spring, as poppies can handle light frost and bloom best and longest when plants get a good start in cool weather. In mild winter climates, poppies can also be sown in late fall to overwinter for spring bloom. Except in very poor soil, these California poppies will grow and flower readily with no added fertilizer. Space seeds several inches apart, cover 1/4" deep and firm soil gently. Weed young seedlings carefully. If seedlings come up very thick, thin poppies early but delay final thinning until seedlings are well established in spring. Space seedlings 4 - 6" apart as plants need room to grow and bloom.At season's end, allow spent flowers to form pods and drop seed if you want poppies to self-sow for next year's spring flowers.

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