Mexican tulip poppy

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Mexican tulip poppy

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Also known as: Hunnemannia fumariifolia, golden cup

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Mexican tulip poppy, (Hunnemannia fumariifolia), perennial plant of the poppy family (Papaveraceae) native to southwestern North America. The plant is the only member of the genus Hunnemannia and is grown as an ornamental.

The Mexican tulip poppy has large four-petaled sulfur-yellow flowers about 5 to 7.5 cm (2 to 3 inches) wide, with a central puff of orange stamens (male reproductive structures). The plant grows to about 30 to 50 cm (12 to 20 inches) in height and is somewhat woody at its base. The bluish green leaves have many blunt narrow segments. The seeds are borne in a long narrow capsule.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Melissa Petruzzello.