Creamcups

Cream Cups are a lovely annual California wildflower and a delight to see in the early spring.

Related to Poppy’s the annual has a delicate color of white to yellow. Looks great with popcorn flower, goldfields, bird’s eye and arroyo lupine.

As with many of the other California annual wildflowers expect the blooms in spring and after dropping the seeds it can return year after year.

Lifeform: Annual

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies

Container	4"
Ecological Value	Native wildflowers are essential to the functioning of the plant community and cannot be replaced by alien annuals.
Historical Uses	The green leaves have been eaten as a vegetable.
Distribution	It is native to Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah and Baja California
Elevation	0 – 11,310'
Habitat	Open grasslands and sandy soils.

Platystemon californicus