Romneya coulteri - Matilija poppy

Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri) is a perennial shrub of California chaparral and coastal sage scrub, growing to eight feet with large white, paper-like flowers around a yellow center, spreading by rhizomes. It grows 2-3 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Type

• Shrub
• Perennial
• Deciduous

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Ground cover¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	2-3
Diameter (m)	2-3

Footnotes

1. Romneya coulteri, Matilija Poppy | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩