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Windpoppy
( Papaver heterophyllum )
Papaver heterophyllum
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About Windpoppy (Papaver heterophyllum)
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Windpoppy is a genus of annual plant in the family Papaveraceae. It was formerly included in the monotypic genus, Stylomecon heterophylla, but it has been reclassified to the Papaver genus which includes a few other poppies native to California and north western Mexico. It's flowers are distinctly different from California Poppy. The petals of Windpoppy are more crinkly and bright red-orange with dark centers. In the wild it is found in foothill area of the Sierras and Coast Ranges from the Bay area to San Diego. It makes a nice oak understory planting.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Annual herb
Size
1 - 2 ft tall
Fragrance
None
Flower Color
Orange, Red
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
likely
* )
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Armyworm Moth
Mythimna unipuncta
Mythimna unipuncta
*
Corn Earworm Moth
Helicoverpa zea
Helicoverpa zea
Landscaping Information
Sun
Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 5
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow
Soil Description
Adaptable
Companion Plants
Various Oaks (
Quercus sp.
),
Toyon
(
Heteromeles arbutifolia
),
Lemonade Berry
(
Rhus integrifolia
), Manzanita (
Arctostaphylos sp.
), Dudleya spp., native grasses and geophytes such as
Blue Dicks
(Dichelostemma capitatum)
Sunset Zones
?
4, 5, 6, 7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*
Natural Setting
Site Type
Openings in chaparral, mixed in grasslands, or in the understory of oaks
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 6.4" - 28.0", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 0.64", Coldest Month: 41.4" - 57.2", Hottest Month: 65.1" - 77.7", Humidity: 0.86" - 26.94", Elevation: 58" - 3543"
Alternative Names
Botanical Names
: Stylomecon heterphyllum
Common Names
: Wind-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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