Hunnemannia Species, Goldencup, Mexican Tulip Poppy

Hi
I live in Melbourne Australia.
Hunnemania grows and blooms well here. Generally begins blooming in spring and blooms thr...Read Moreough Autumn.
Drought tolerant, but enjoys a drink during hot dry days.
The other posts about pruning and sparse reseeding are true her as well.
Lovely plant, well worth growing. Few people know or cultivate it here.

This drought-tolerant, gray-leaved, poppy blooms throughout the year in the San Fernando Valley (southern CA). It produces a profusion o...Read Moref bright yellow flowers, followed by seed-filled capsules. Reseeds itself, with restraint (we wish it would do so more often). Tends to get leggy, so it is cut back in the late fall/early winter, in 2 or 3 stages (cut back to an active node, wait for leafing out, then do second pruning, same process for 3rd pruning). Otherwise, brittle branches can break from too much weight, or even split the main stem. Individuals will last for 2+ years if pruned this way.

This is a great plant for CA gardeners. It grows fast and blooms profusely on no summer water! The clear, light yellow flowers really sta...Read Morend out in sunshine and look wonderful next to 'Hidcote' lavendars. Nice lacy foliage is attractive but subtle with light gray-green color. Really has more in common with a cistus (rockrose) than other poppies; repeat bloom and relatively small size make it a good choice for a mixed Mediterranean bed. Would also look good against kangaroo paws and watsonia.

Named for English botanist John Hunnemann, Goldencup bears a tongue-twisting botannical name. The flowers are more crinkled than Californ...Read Moreia poppies and the plant is sturdier than other poppies. The buttercup yellow blossoms appear in September and October. Technically a perennial, it is treated as an annual in zones 8 and colder.

Like other poppies, Hunnemannia seedlings are difficult to transplant; it is best to spring sow in situe and thin the seedlings to 10 inches apart.