Matilija Poppy
Romneya coulteri
The 'fried-egg flower,' with huge crepe-papery white blooms centered by a golden boss over blue-gray foliage. Spreads aggressively by rhizome once happy on dry ground.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–8 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- CA