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Papaveraceae
Fire Poppy
Papaver californicum
Renewal after destruction.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Papaver
- Native to
- California
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Annual
- Height
- 15-60 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 8-10
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- Fire poppies only appear after wildfires, earning them the name 'fire followers'.
- Their seeds can remain dormant in the soil for decades until activated by fire.
- Chemicals in smoke and charred wood trigger the seeds to germinate.
- The flowers are smaller than California poppies and have a distinctive green spot at the base of each petal.
- They may bloom profusely one year after a fire and then not appear again until the next fire.
Color meanings
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Renewal
1
Resilience
2
New beginnings