Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Mexican tulip poppy, Golden cup
- Height × spread
- 0.6m × 0.5m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Flowers
- Summer, Autumn
Availability
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About this plant
This jolly golden yellow poppy flower from July through to October. It produces a four petalled open cup with a golden centre and orange anthers. The grey green foliage is feathery and dissected. It is a perennial and may survive a mild winter if left it but in any case, it grows very readily from seed and it is generally grown as a half hardy annual in Britain and Ireland. In the wild, it grows in rocky and stony places and enjoys a well drained light soil in a sunny position. It stands around 60cm (2ft) high with an equivalent spread and it is excellent at providing a good long season of colour at the front of the border.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell
- Height
- 0.6m
- Spread
- 0.5m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Flowers in
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Rock garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.