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Channel Islands Tree Poppy
Dendromecon harfordii
  
About Channel Islands Tree Poppy (Dendromecon harfordii) 36 Nurseries Carry This Plant Channel Islands Tree Poppy (Dendromecon harfordii) is a flowering shrub or small tree in the poppy family. It is sometimes treated as subspecies harfordii of its relative, Dendromecon rigida.

Its thin, branching stems are covered sparsely in smooth-edged, oval-shaped silvery leaves 1 to 3 inches long. Throughout most of they year, it is covered in showy flowers, each with four bright yellow petals. The fruit is a curved, cylindrical capsule almost 3 inches in length.

Channel Island Tree Poppy is spectacularly beautiful, easy to grow, and very fast growing. It can grow to 6 feet in two years. It likes full sun and well-draining soils, though it also does well in dry part-shade. It likes gentle slopes and flats. It is very tolerant of summer water for its first two years, but when mature, it's best to reduce to 1x / month or eliminate supplemental water completely, especially if the plant is in part shade.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3.5 - 20 ft tall
8 ft wide

Form
Form
Fountain

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
None

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Neoterpes edwardsataNeoterpes edwardsata

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Part Shade, Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 5° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates sandy or clay soils. Soil PH: 5.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Hedges

Companion Plants
Companion Plants

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: Fire treatment or 1 to 1.5 months stratification (Hildreth and Tohnson 1976). Stratification for 3 months with a diurnal fluctuation from 46° to 70°F may improve germination. More easily propagated from stem cuttings in winter with intermittent mist and bottom heat.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
7, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, coastal bluff scrub, and foothill woodland slopes, canyons and flats on the Channel Islands, where the climate is very strongly marine-influenced.

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 11.8" - 22.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 0.31", Coldest Month: 46.8" - 57.3", Hottest Month: 62.7" - 74.8", Humidity: 1.37" - 19.68", Elevation: 7" - 1868"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Dendromecon harfordii var. rhamnoides,Dendromecon harfordii var. harfordii
Common Names: Channel Island Bush Poppy Tree Poppy, Channel Island Tree Poppy, Harford's Tree Poppy


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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