Plant Details
Romneya coulteri
Matilija Poppy
Exposure:
Sun
Plant Category:
Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Etc.
Height:
Minimum 4 feet , Maximum 6 feet
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Also known as 'fried egg plant' for its huge white flowers in late summer that look just like that. This is a big plant, fast-growing to 5' tall and forming large clumps of stalks with blue-green foliage and those fabulous flowers. HOT, DRY, DROUGHTY neglect is what it wants and lots of space. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7.
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1 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Heritage Seedlings & Liners Inc. | Salem, OR | Email now | 503-585-9835 | Container: 2 Liner: 2 Seedling: 2 |
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Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:18 PM
The Romneya in my yard is a large shrub that freezes to the ground every winter and comes back stronger spreading somewhat. The paper like large white flowers are spectacular. A California native, this plant needs very little water in the summer so I suspect that it is a West Coast plant.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:18 PM
These blooms are worth the winning--large, frail, built of the thinnest crumpled white silk (Reginald Farrer), they look like a fried egg! with their showy yellow stamens; vigorous 8-10' shrub. Sun/Med-Dry/GdDrain
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:18 PM
Gray green foliage and dazzling crepe paper like white flowers with golden centers on this California native. 4' tall and spreading. No summer water!
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