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Papaveraceae
Mexican Tulip Poppy
Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Golden cups of highland sunshine.
- Family
- Papaveraceae
- Genus
- Hunnemannia
- Native to
- Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- perennial grown as annual
- Height
- 30–60 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low; drought-tolerant
- Hardiness
- 8–10
- Lifespan
- short-lived perennial; often grown as annual
Did you know
- It is the only species in its genus — a monotypic genus found nowhere else but the Mexican highlands.
- The flowers resemble tulips crossed with California poppies, with glowing translucent petals like crepe paper.
- Unlike most poppies, the cut flowers last well in a vase, earning it the common name 'Mexican golden cup'.
- The blue-green feathery foliage resembles that of fumitory (Fumaria), reflected in the species name fumariifolia.
- It thrives in the dry, alkaline soils of Mexican plateaus above 1,500 m elevation.
Color meanings
Yellow
sunshine captured in petals