How to overwinter eschscholzia californica 'thai silk rose chiffon'

Eschscholzia californica 'Thai Silk Rose Chiffon' is grown as an annual — it is frost-tender and naturally finishes at the end of the season, whatever your zone. In most climates eschscholzia californica 'thai silk rose chiffon' is grown as an annual, so there is usually nothing to overwinter — the plant completes its life cycle and dies back with the first frosts. If you want to carry it over, lift it before the first frost and grow it on in the brightest window you have, or take cuttings; otherwise collect seed and start fresh in spring, which is what most growers do.

Lift or take cuttings before the first frost — or let it finish and save seed.

If you do keep it going indoors, water sparingly — just enough that the compost never dries out completely — and do not feed until growth restarts in spring.

Leaving eschscholzia californica 'thai silk rose chiffon' outside over winter expecting it back in spring. As an annual it will not return — seed or cuttings are the only way to carry it forward.