California Poppy

Polka Dot Plant

About California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant

California Poppy

Polka Dot Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Western United States, Northwestern United States, Southwestern United States, California

Madagascar

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Open areas

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Gold

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Over-head watering, Requires regular watering

Reduce watering in winter

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Flying insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Sleepiness

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Headache, Insomnia, Liver problems, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain, Tooth ache

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ESCHSCHOLZIA californica 'Alba'

HYPOESTES phyllostachya

7.2 Common Name

California Poppy

Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया पोस्ता

Polka dot plant

7.2.2 In German

Kalifornien Mohnblume

Tupfen-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

pavot de Californie

Polka dot usine de

7.2.4 In Spanish

amapola de California

Planta de lunares

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλιφόρνια παπαρούνας

Φυτό πουά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

California Poppy

Planta bolinhas

7.2.7 In Polish

California Poppy

Grochy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

California Poppy

Facies dot herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Eschscholzia

Hypoestes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ruellieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant

Wondering what are the properties of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant? We provide you with everything About California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant. California Poppy doesn't have thorns and Polka Dot Plant doesn't have thorns. Also California Poppy does not have fragrant flowers. California Poppy has allergic reactions like Sleepiness and Polka Dot Plant has allergic reactions like Sleepiness. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant

Season and care of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant is important to know. While considering everything about California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. California Poppy season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Polka Dot Plant season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for California Poppy is Loam, Sand and for Polka Dot Plant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for California Poppy is Neutral and for Polka Dot Plant is Neutral.

California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant Physical Information

California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant physical information is very important for comparison. California Poppy height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Polka Dot Plant height is 20.30 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant are as follows:

California Poppy flower color: Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow and Gold
California Poppy leaf color: Blue Green
Polka Dot Plant flower color: Lavender
Polka Dot Plant leaf color: White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink and Rose

Care of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant

Care of California Poppy and Polka Dot Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. California Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Polka Dot Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer California Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Polka Dot Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.