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Frying Pans

Eschscholzia lobbii

perennial herb View on Calscape

Care

Sun

full sun

Water

very low

Soil

Fast, Medium, Slow; Adaptable.

Size

0–0ft tall , 0–0ft wide

Bloom

Mar-May

Container

Friendly

Flowers

Prized

Native Range

Southern California coastal sage scrub and chaparral from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County, below 2000 ft elevation.

Care Guide

Planting

Plant Frying Pans in full sun with fast-draining soil - it's adaptable to different soil types but won't tolerate wet feet. Sow seeds directly in spring (March through May is the flowering window, so plant a few weeks before) and space them out to account for their 4–6 inch height at maturity. This annual wildflower is at home in Central Valley gardens and shines best planted in a meadow-like patch with other spring annuals rather than as a solo specimen.

After Planting

Once established, Frying Pans is a set-it-and-forget-it plant - water no more than twice a month during summer and expect virtually no supplemental water once the rainy season arrives. As a cool-season annual, it will naturally fade as temperatures heat up, so don't expect it to persist into summer or beyond its spring bloom. The biggest mistake is overwatering; this is a wildflower that evolved to handle California's dry seasons, so err on the side of neglect rather than kindness with the hose.

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