THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS

PLANTS ARE IMPORTANT IN OUR LIVES BECAUSE

• Food, we wouldn’t be able to maintain a healthy diet without plants.
• Water, we need water to live.
• Shelter, to protect us from animals and keep us dry and safe.
• Oxygen, we need oxygen to breathe, we need to breathe to live
• Medicine, we use medicine everyday without it lots of people would die.

CALIFORNIA POPPY

THE CALIFORNIA POPPY NEEDS:

• Sandy, or well drained soil
• Low to moderate water
• Low to moderate water
• And Full sun, or 6 full hours of sunlight

How is the plant planted?
To plant this plant it is suggested that you scatter the seeds, outside, in spring.

How is this plant cared for?
When the flowers start fading, you must remove the flowers to maximize the blooming, but leave a few flowers on the plant.

How do you harvest the California Poppy?
1.) Prune the flower stems.
2.) Watch the plant. And wait till the petals fall off. There will be a seed pod.
3.) Clip off the pods, after they turn brown put the in a container and the seeds will spill out.

This crop is used as a sleeping aid. It also relieves nervousness.

THIS PLANT IS GROWN IN

• Baja California
• Western Oregon
• The Pacific slope of Noth America

SOURCES

• http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_e0f9.html
• http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/eschscholzia_californica...