Annuals Dictionary: Hunnemannia
Poppy family
Papaveraceae
Hun-nee-man-i’a. A single species related to Eschscholzia , but with 2 separate sepals.
Description
Leaves bluish green and dissected into blunt, narrow segments. Flowers showy, with 4 petals and 2 sepals.
How to Grow
Where winters are mild, sow seeds in fall. Elsewhere, sow in spring as soon as soil can be worked. Choose well-drained, average to dry soil in full sun. Little is gained by starting seeds indoors, but if you do so, start them early and under glass. Plants prefer warm weather.
Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Mexican Tulip Poppy ; Gold Cup . 12-24 in. (30-60 cm) high. Flowers 2-3 in. (5.0-7.5 cm) wide, yellow; stamens many, orange, showy. Mexico. Perennial grown as a half-hardy annual.