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albqlp Albuquerque, NM(Zone 7a) Jul 06, 2007

Dear Dave

I have planted different colored california poppies in a terria cotta pot with some white elysium. The folige on the poppies are turning yellow and going to a orange-brown color. I live in 7a or 7b. please help me from killing my poppies.
albqlp

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daphnecat Mays Landing, NJ(Zone 7a) Jul 06, 2007

I've never had any luck with CA poppies in pots, but my guess is that your's could be getting too much water.

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tggfisk Garner, NC(Zone 7b) Jul 06, 2007

I had some of those started as seeds in terracotta. Funny thing is that I planted them in plain old garden soil and only watered as I watered my garden. I think daphne may be correct.

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Jul 06, 2007

Too much water would be my guess as well. CA Poppies and alyssum do not have the same watering requirements, if you water enough to keep the alyssum happy, the poppies will probably be too wet, but if you water less to keep the poppies happy the alyssum will probably be too dry. I've been able to keep the poppies in pots for 3-6 months while I wait to plant them and they've been fine, so they can grow in pots but they need to be planted with things that like the same amount of water as they do.

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sadiejanebug Virginia Beach, VA Apr 28, 2009

I finally got a poppy plant to grow and it was beautiful and round with nice flowers. All of a sudden it looks all flat, what happened? Is it too much water? It looks fine other than lying limp, I am so sad I have been trying for three years to get them to take. HELP

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Apr 28, 2009

Can you post a picture? It could be too much water but there are probably other possibilities too. Like if it's a garden bed, maybe the roots got chewed off by voles. Also, is it a California poppy (Eschscholzia sp) or is it another kind of poppy (such as Papaver)?

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sadiejanebug Virginia Beach, VA May 02, 2009

Well after closer examination I noticed some broken and bent stalks. It appears something laid in it. I am hoping it will still grow and come back up, do you think it will, it doesn't look dead just a little flat.
I also planted some seeds in pots, I have been told you can't transplant them is this true?

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tggfisk Garner, NC(Zone 7b) May 03, 2009

You can transplant them if you don't disturb the roots. Most of us tend to transplant poppies when they're small and we use the hos (hunk of seedlings) method. I use a spoon and dig out a hunk of small seedlings and plant them in one hole. You know, plant the whole hunk together. You may lose a few seedlings on the outside of the hunk, but will be able to have most of them be sucessful.

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