The Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), also known as the tree poppy, is native to California and northern Mexico and known for its wrinkly, creepy, and delicately textured petals. This large white ...

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Introduced into cultivation and first sold to gardeners by Theodore Payne a century ago, he dubbed this great white beauty “Queen of California flowers.” Commonly known as Matilija poppy, it was ...

The Coulter’s Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), a California/Baja native plant, is a paradox. It is described as both “difficult to grow” and “invasive.” How can that be? Years ago, I decided the ...

The California poppy might be the state flower, but it isn’t the state’s only native poppy, nor the only one that thrives in San Diego’s water-wise gardens. What makes poppies poppies? Plants that are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — The California Poppy adorns ...