Maritime California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica var. maritima) is a perennial forb native to Western US states (such as California) that can thrive in USDA Zones 8–10. Reaching a mature height of 6–12 inches with a prostrate, spreading growth habit, it features fleshy, glaucous blue-gray foliage and produces bright yellow flowers with deep orange centers. It thrives in sandy coastal dunes, sea bluffs, and oceanfront soils and is ideal for coastal dune stabilization, sand erosion control, and coastal habitat revegetation.