Through sales generated from the National Trust seeds, a minimum of £7,500 will be given to the National Trust to help look after nature, beauty and history for everyone, forever. Eschscholzia are best known by their common name of Californian Poppy, alluding to their bright blooms and delicate, papery petals. Californian Poppy 'Sun Shades' is a dazzler! Its bright orange blooms appear above feathery, blue-green foliage, attracting pollinating insects to their summer nectar. These colourful hardy annuals boast a toughness that belies their beauty. Sow them on dry, thin soils and they will positively flourish! If left to self-seed, new plants will pop up the following year as they gradually form a spreading drift of colour. The perfect, low maintenance choice for sprinkling through rockeries, gravel gardens and the front of sunny borders. Height and spread: 30cm (12"). Culinary note: Fresh or dried leaves can be used to make a herbal tea which is known to be soothing and relaxing. For more details about edible flowers