Goldmohn

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Foundation, Massing, Rock garden. Prefers a poor sandy soil and a sunny position but is easily grown in an ordinary garden soil. Succeeds in a hot dry position. Plants grow well in maritime climates. A very ornamental plant, it is commonly grown in the flower garden and there are many named varieties. This plant is the state flower of California. Although a perennial it is usually quite short-lived and is more often grown as an annual in this country. It can tolerate temperatures down to about -10°c, however, and often survives mild winters. If the dead flowers are removed before they set seed the plant will continue flowering for a longer period. A polymorphic species. Plants resent root disturbance and should be sown in situ. The flowers are very attractive to bees. They close during wet or overcast weather. Plants often self-sow if the soil is disturbed by some means such as hoeing. Special Features: Attractive foliage, North American native, Naturalizing, Suitable for cut flowers, Extended bloom season in Zones 9A and above. Heat Zone: 9-2.

Edible Parts: Leaves Edible Uses: Leaves - cooked. This plant is in a family that contains many poisonous plants so some caution is advised in using it.

Perennial groundcover for zone 2 firebreaks. The US government has created a system of firebreaks for areas prone to wildfires, theses are separated into concentric zones surrounding buildings. Zone 2 is the second away from the house. These low-level groundcovers provide little fuel.

Heimisch: Arizona, California, Jardín Botánico de Bogotá, Manizales | Pasto, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Middle America, Nevada, New Mexico, North America, Oceania, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington Eingeführt: AR, AT, AU, Alabama, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Austria, BA, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bogotá, Bolivia, Brussels-Capital Region, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Russia, Chile Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colorado, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Ecuador, Finland, Flemish Region, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hawaii, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, Korea, Madeira, Magadan, Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Peru, Primorye, Queensland, Romania, Rwanda, South Australia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Türkiye, Victoria, Walloon Region, West Himalaya, Western Australia