I haven't thought of them as having grass like foliage but it is fine. If they are Californian poppies, they're as tough as nails, drought hardy, annuals, and you'll never have to pay for them again unless you really want to..they seed like crazy, and germinate very well. I've never bothered cutting them back, but I've only ever grown them in the ground they certainly flower prolifically without any attention.

Thank you. I have the perfect spot for them, where they can seed themselves without pushing other plants out.

The foliage is very fine, straw like and lank but the flowers keep coming so I guess I donÂt have to worry about them.

Many of my plants came from the plant hospital and I have resuscitated most of them, the problem is they often come without any meaningful information so guessing what they might be adds to the fun.

The ordinary orange ones grow happily in stony and sunbaked places - along roadsides and in open areas. If they're too well-fed they get lanky and last for only a short time. Sun is essential.

There are some lovely shades in Eschscholzia californica, and this sort is 'short lived perennial'. It grows from zone 6-11 so it's clearly a toughie! E.caespitosa is an annual and has yellow flowers.

They're great for a gravel garden or a place by the beach. High sun and low water needs.

Thanks Vertivert8.

Mine have tiny, bright yellow cup like flowers so perhaps they are the E.caespitosa you mentioned, they have repaid me many times overand I am hoping they will reproduce themselves - at present they are either being fried or drowned, depending which day it is here in Sydney.

I planted mixed coloured california poppies this season, I have several shades of orange and yellow, plus a couple of whites and pinks. Are the seeds from these plants true to the parents, or do the busy bees crosspollenate them so I will end up with only orange flowers eventually????