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Mexican Tulip Poppy
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Heirloom Butterfly Flowers
Mexican Tulip Poppy
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.
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.
GROWING NOTES
These vibrant flowers glow in a mixed border or wild garden with their finely-cut, gray green foliage and bright, butter yellow blossoms that attract summer butterflies. Cut plants back halfway when the first flowering has finished and plants start to look rangy, and you will be rewarded with another long flush of bloom until frost. Mexican Tulip Poppies are perennial in very mild climates.
Plant In |
Sun/Shade |
Planting Depth |
Space Seeds |
Days To Germinate |
Mature Height |
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March – May
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Full sun
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1/4 inch
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4 – 5 inches
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10 – 14 days
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1 1/2 – 2 feet
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Plant In |
Sun/Shade |
Planting Depth |
Space Seeds |
Days To Germinate |
Mature Height |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March – May
|
Full sun
|
1/4 inch
|
4 – 5 inches
|
10 – 14 days
|
1 1/2 – 2 feet
|
Plant In
March – May
|
Sun/Shade
Full sun
|
Planting Depth
1/4 inch
|
Space Seeds
4 – 5 inches
|
Days To Germinate
10 – 14 days
|
Mature Height
1 1/2 – 2 feet
|
From Our Gardening Resources
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How To Grow Golden California Poppies
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