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tree poppy

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Also known as: Dendromecon rigida, bush poppy

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Also called:: bush poppy

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tree poppy, (Dendromecon rigida), shrub or small tree of the poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to chaparral areas of southern California and northwestern Mexico. The related island tree poppy (Dendromecon harfordii), endemic to the Channel Islands off the southern California coast, reaches a height of 6 metres (20 feet). Tree poppies are hardy as ornamentals only in areas with mild winters.

The tree poppy ranges from 0.5 to 3 metres (about 2 to 10 feet) in height. The plant displays deep butter-yellow four- or six-petaled blooms measuring 4 to 5 cm (1.5 to 2 inches) across, with many stamens and a two-lobed stigma. The plant’s narrow gray-green waxy leaves are evergreen, and the bark is shreddy and yellow-gray.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.