Dendromecon rigida ~ Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida is a dependable source of early Spring color. The Bush Poppy blooms from mid Winter through into Summer and usually has a few yellow flowers much of the rest of the year. Dendromecon rigida grows in an upright fashion, typically to about 8 feet and about half that width. Like most natives Dendromecon rigida will only tolerate infrequent deep Summer irrigation. The plants are not dense enough to be a good screening plant but have striking enough flowers to use as a specimen. Dendromecon rigidia, makes a more spectacular show in the Spring than Dendromecon harfordii, but the Island Bush Poppy blooms almost continously.
Single flower in profile Dendromecon rigida - Bush Poppy. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Flowers and foliage of Dendromecon rigida - Bush Poppy. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Seedpods on Dendromecon rigida - Bush Poppy. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.
Other plants from the Poppy Family featured on this site:
Argemone munita
Eomecon chionantha
Dendromecon harfordii
Eschscholzia caespitosa
Eschscholzia californica
Eschscholzia californica Carmine King
Eschscholzia californica White Linen
Eschscholzia minutiflora
Eschscholzia parishii
Glaucium flavum
Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Platystemon californicus
Romneya coulteri