500 Seeds, California Poppy "Orange" (Eschscholzia californica) Seeds By Seed Needs
The bright orange California Poppy wildflower (Eschscholzia californica) was named for doctor-naturalist Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (somehow the "t" in his name got dropped), who was the surgeon for the Russian expedition team that dropped anchor in San Francisco in 1815 in a bay surrounded by hills covered with the golden flowers. It was designated the state flower of California in 1903, and is now protected by state law prohibiting anyone from picking or destroying it.