Eschscholzia californica 'Thai Silk Formula Mixture'

These are THE ruffled silk poppies, a beautiful mix of oranges, pinks, reds and cream above elegant blue-silver, highly cut leaves.

They will self-seed at the front of the border and through impoverished gravel where we have them at Perch Hill. A showy, glamorous new introduction.

Genus	Eschscholzia
Group/Species	californica
Variety	Thai Silk Formula Mixture
Type	Hardy Annual
Common Name	Californinan Poppy
Border Position	Cutting Garden
Soil Type	Broad Tolerance
Scent	Unscented
Site	Full Sun
Moisture	Well-drained
Height	30cm (12in)
Spacing	30cm (12in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting	Best sown direct as they dislike having their roots disturbed. Sow in spring, or in autumn for earlier flowers the following year. Make sure the ground is weed free and work the soil to a fine tilth. Sow seed thinly, allow a final spacing of 30cm (12in) to give them enough room to grow on without competition. Choose a spot with fairly dry, well-drained soil that is poor to moderately fertile. Full sun is essential as is protection from winter wet. Can also be sown under cover in gutterpipes and transplanted outside to minimise root disturbance.
Care Tips	Great for growing in container pots or borders with poor soil where it will thrive on neglect and freely self-seed. Deadhead regularly to encourage more blooms.
Flowering	June - September
Harvesting	Flower production: 4 months

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Eschscholzia californica 'Thai Silk Formula Mixture' reviews

Average based on 21 reviews

Reviewed 24th September 2019 by Julie

Great service. The seeds germinated very well and the flowers were lovely. I don't think I had them in the right position in the garden as they didn't have many flowers on the plants.

Reviewed 22nd August 2019 by Jean

Reviewed 14th August 2019 by Sandra

The plants had been over watered to the point where a thin layer of green algae had developed on the surface of the compost. I managed to salvage them by cutting back most of the foliage and re-potting them in a mix of sand and compost to see if it would dry them out and it did. I did this as they were replacements, the 1st lot was even worse.

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that your Eschscholzia seedlings arrived in an unsatisfactory condition and have refunded you for them.
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Posted 16th August 2019

Reviewed 11th August 2019 by Andrew

some arrived dead, great customer service 2nd lot arrived the same, but got some good plants between the 2 batches

Reviewed 2nd August 2019 by Clare

Great plug plants. What stunning flowers, so beautiful, wonderful contrast of foliage and flowers and the colours are amazing! If they self sow that would be wonderful,

Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Susan

Very pretty colours - would grow again

Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Michael

Excellent Salvias Amistad ... quality plants ... have settled in beautifully!

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Peter

Easy to germinate but take a long time to come to flower. They are predominantly pink, even though the photo shows some being orange.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Katie

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Martine

Very pretty but only 2 of them survived

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Linda

Great service. Grow plants on a bit before planting. So many flowers, beautiful colours. Hope to save seeds for more next year.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Russ

Great product and quality

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sally

Only about 10 plants germinated, and they were quite floppy, so have collapsed in the rain. Probably wouldn’t buy them again.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Susan

Not all took well and they became straggly

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Donald

Perhaps in the wrong place?

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Anne

First lot were almost dead on arrival. replacements not much better only two left alive and these I doubt will live long enough to flower

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Sandra

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Karen

Did not manage to germinate these seeds.

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Gill

BEAUTIFUL 😊 delicate, feminine, simply gorgeous

the product was good, but when delivered they were all damaged in transit, SR replaced them immediately , the second lot arrived in good condition

Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Hilary

The seedlings were robust and are blooming well in my small patch of gravel beneath an evergreen tree.
Service was, as usual, excellent and that's why I buy most of my plants from you.

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