Eschscholzia Mission Bells is a classic Californian poppy with soft, lacy foliage and delicate single blooms that gently open in the sun. This mix brings a cheerful blend of white, red, yellow and pink shades – perfect for adding a light, informal feel to borders, pots or wildflower patches.
🌸 Flowering: July to September
📏 Height: to 30cm
🌿 Annual.
SOW & GROW: from mid-April onwards (late March in a mild area) where they are to flower, on open ground, barely covering the seeds. They like a well-drained site in a sunny position. They look lovely in the border or a more naturalised setting. Once they are in flower try to deadhead them as this will prolong flowering
📌USES
WILDLIFE FRIENDLY
Popular with short-tongued bees such as honeybees and various solitary bees looking for easy-access pollen.
Flowers attract a wide range of pollinating insects on warm, sunny days.
Leave some seed pods to mature and you may spot finches feeding on them later in the season.
Listed by the RHS as a top pollinator plant.
CUTTING
They also make a very pretty, but short lasting, cut flower: if you sear the ends of the stems in boiling water then they will last a little longer (up to 5 days)
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