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Bush Poppy
Dendromecon rigida
  
16 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida) 16 Nurseries Carry This Plant The Bush Poppy or Tree Poppy is a shrub native to California and Baja California, rarely exceeding 3 meters tall. The leaves are alternate, narrow lance-shaped, 3-10 centimeters long, more than three times as long as broad. The margin of the leaves is finely toothed. The plant is evergreen and the leaves are somewhat leathery to the touch. If happy, it can grow up to 6 feet in two years. The flower clusters are solitary and terminal. The flowers are 2-7 centimeters in diameter, with four satiny yellow petals. Plants bloom in late winter to mid-spring. The receptacle is funnel-shaped and surrounds the ovary base. Two sepals are shed when the flower blooms, and the petals are shed as well after pollination. There are many free stamens. The fruits produced are cylindric from the base; the fruits measure 5-10 centimeters long. The many seeds are smooth, brown or black, with a small pale outgrowth.

This is a tough and beautiful plant but only if planted in the right conditions. Does best on rocky clay slopes with excellent draining. If planted in sandier soils, it can handle supplementary water up to once a month. Prefers full sun. Flowers are beautiful, as are the long thin blue green leaves
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3 - 10 ft tall
2 - 8 ft wide

Form
Form
Rounded

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast, Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
Slight

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring

Wildlife Supported
 
Bees, butterflies, many beneficial insects

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed ) SHOW ALL
Neoterpes edwardsata Image
Neoterpes edwardsataNeoterpes edwardsata

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 16

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 0 - 10° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast

Soil Description
Soil Description
Well drained soils, typically on a slope. Tolerant of clay only if given no water after established.. Tolerates Serpentine Soil. Soil PH: 6 - 8

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Eastwood Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa), Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca)

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: Fire treatment or 2 mos. stratification (Emery and Frey 1971). 3 mos. stratification with a diurnal fluctuation from 46° to 70°F may improve germination. More easily propagated from stem cuttings in winter with intermittent mist and bottom heat.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
4, 5, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10, 11, 12, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Dry slopes and flats in chaparral and openings in mixed evergreen forest.

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.9" - 74.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.78", Coldest Month: 24.3" - 57.3", Hottest Month: 45.6" - 84.4", Humidity: 0.47" - 35.52", Elevation: 7" - 9624"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Tree Poppy


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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