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Can anyone help identify this plant??

HanyhairHanyhair Posts: 94
in Problem solving
I'm looking to purchase some more plants and had a look on ebay and someone is selling some plants but one listed has no name to it and I'm not sure what it is either can anyone help please??!!

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  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Hi - I had this growing in my garden too and didn't know the name.  But thanks to the great help on this site I can proudly tell you that it is a Californian Poppy!!  

    Here is mine which incidentally is on its way out now - spent!!!
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    edited June 2020
    It's Eschscholzia aka Californian poppy. I think there's a variety called "Orange King"  :)
  • HanyhairHanyhair Posts: 94
    Oh that's great thanks so much everyone that was really bugging me! but I kept thinking  that they looked rather alot like poppies but didn't know they could come in orange!! @tuikowhai34 they look gorgeous where abouts in your garden are they, what I mean is how much sun etc do they need and are they easy to maintain/grow?
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Morning shade and then full sun from about 10am until about 6pm.   Yes, they are easy to grow and maintain and get a drink when I water the rest of the garden.  No big deal. Tui
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    edited June 2020
    They self seed and although this great plant is dying, there are other smaller plants underneath to continue the line!

    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

  • HanyhairHanyhair Posts: 94
    Oh that's awesome! I think I'm gonna purchase some of them then there too pretty not too 😁 thanks
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They like quite poor soil and a sunny, well drained site, but they'll seed around and grow in lots of other places.

    I personally wouldn't buy plants from any seller, if they don't have the correct names to them though.   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • HanyhairHanyhair Posts: 94
    @Fairygirl ok well they would be planted in my new flower bed where there is plenty of sun so that's good! I totally get where your coming from but the seller is selling other plants which they do know the names of, which I also will be purchasing and there all pretty well established and looked after and large so I'm kinda cheating a bit with regards to growing bit!! Lol😁
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