Quick Info
March – May
Full sun
1/4 inch
4 – 5 inches
10 – 14 days
Heirloom Butterfly Flowers
Mexican Tulip Poppy
Mexican Tulip Poppy
(Hunnemannia fumarifolia)
Quick Info
March – May
Full sun
1/4 inch
4 – 5 inches
10 – 14 days
EXCLUSIVE – Also called Giant Golden Cups, this wonderful poppy-like heirloom offers delicate 3 inch flower cups that glisten in the sun and resemble satiny butter yellow tulips. Plants grow1 1/2 to 2 feet tall with finely cut, blue-green foliage. Flowers have straight stems and are perfect for long lasting fresh bouquets. Mexican Tulip Poppies are lovely planted in groups or drifts where their eye-catching silky yellow flowers provide pools of glowing color.
Seed Count: Approx. 139 / Weight: 650 mg
- SKU:5155
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Quick Info
March – May
Full sun
1/4 inch
4 – 5 inches
10 – 14 days
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
PERENNIAL GROWN AS ANNUAL
Summer/fall bloomCan handle light frost
TO START EARLY INDOORS
Two to three weeks before the last frost date, sow seeds 1/4 inch deep and 1 in. apart in individual pots of seed starting mix. Keep warm and moist and provide a strong light source until seedlings are ready to plant outdoors. so transplant very carefully into the garden 8 in. apart when seedlings are large enough to handle.
TO START OUTDOORS
Sow seeds in a well-worked seedbed in full sun when danger of frost is past and temperatures have reached at least 50°F (10°C) both night and day. Space seeds 4 inches apart in rows 8 inches apart, cover lightly, 1/4 inch deep, and gently firm soil. Keep soil evenly moist but not soggy while awaiting germination in 10 to 14 days. Thin to 8 inches apart before plants get too crowded.