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Amapola de California

Amapola de California

Eschscholzia californica
La flor del estado de California — una perenne nativa del suroeste tolerante a la sequía (cultivada como anual fuera de las zonas 8-10) que produce icónicas flores en forma de copa de color naranja vibrante (a veces amarillo, rosa, rojo o blanco en cultivares) que se abren con el sol y se cierran de noche o con tiempo nublado. Se naturaliza fácilmente mediante autorresiembra; una de las flores silvestres más fiables para sitios calurosos y secos en bordes, plantaciones de pradera y jardines de rocas. Pertenece a la familia Papaveraceae pero no está relacionada con la amapola del opio (química diferente, sin alcaloides narcóticos).
Native: 30 US states
Climate fit: broad (70/100)
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Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Amapola de California (Eschscholzia californica). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/eschscholzia-californica
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