'Mission Bells' with its stunning, saucer-shaped, bright rose, red, orange, white, and yellow double and semi-double, ruffled flowers is the epitome of summer in a carpet of color. A heat- and drought-tolerant plant requiring little care, it will self-sow, providing years of beauty.
Family: Papaveraceae
Type: California
Native: North America
Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 8–10; usually grown as an annual.
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Period: Spring to frost
Plant Dimensions: 9"–18" tall and wide
Variety Info: 2"–3" rose, red, orange, white, and yellow silky, saucer-shaped flowers with four delicate, slightly ruffled paper-like petals.
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is 50°–60°F, or early to mid-fall for bloom the following spring. Mild Climates: Late summer to early fall for winter and spring bloom.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 7–14 days
Seed Depth: Scatter and rake in lightly
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 1 every 4"–6"
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